NGC D-Day

[slowmover]

June 6 1944 Remember 

[cliffrod]

Words are inadequate for such an important effort and achievement.  It was and is a very important day.

[cloudbase]

Enjoy your day at the beach because of their day at the beach.

[JJ]

June 6 1944 Remember 

Never forget..."The Longest Day..." 

My late uncle Albie was an Army Medic and landed with the 3rd wave on Omaha Beach...

I remember him telling my cousin and I, and we were about 12 years old at the time, that when they landed, the "the sea was red for about 1/4 mile out from the shore..."

[Guzzistajohn]

This is a page from the diary of a member of The First Special Service Force on D Day. Not on the beach but in the fight!


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[JJ]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/06/world/d-day-invasion-explainer-intl-gbr-scli/index.html

[Sye]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Thank you for your sacrifice.

[Brand X]

This is a page from the diary of a member of The First Special Service Force on D Day. Not on the beach but in the fight!

My Best friend was first in.. In fact right off the wing of the lead plane. This is the June 6th formation, but old Bud's (Willis) was flying one of the only all silver B-24 planes with 4 bladed paddle props..(Heinie Hunter) The first mission was recalled, and I think he fed the fish in the channel?He flew two missions on June 7th..He said he has never seen so many ships in his life. 

 


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[Guzzistajohn]

My Best friend was first in.. In fact right off the wing of the lead plane. This is the June 6th formation, but old Bud's (Willis) was flying one of the only all silver B-24 planes with 4 bladed paddle props..(Heinie Hunter) The first mission was recalled, and I think he fed the fish in the channel?He flew two missions on June 7th..He said he has never seen so many ships in his life. 

 


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[egschade]

Agree with the posts - tremendous day of achievement and sacrifice. EZ for me to remember too - it's my grandson's birthday (7 this year).

[LowRyter]

Appreciate some of the comments here.

[Brand X]

I had two flight layout prints sent from a guy in England, and he also sent me quite a bit of info.. My facts might be a bit off. I think the first day was June 5th that was canceled .There are still people in England that know what some of People in the USA did for them..

 Funny, only really talked to my friend about that mission after I got some info sent to me.. Many people of that era, just did not talk too much about what they did in the war.. Lot of close calls for sure.

[Rough Edge racing]

Always remember that the intense air war in Europe prior to D day made that invasion possible . The Germans used valuable resources and were weakened by the air war. 1000's of Allied aircraft and 10's of thousands of airmen were lost...

[Canuck750]

Unimaginable sacrifice and courage all those brave young men from England, Canada and the USA and many other countrires mustered on that day.

I wonder if ever again so many would step forward to attempt such a daunting task, and to think the vast majority of those men were fighting for the freedom of people they did not know in a land foreign to them? To me that is the definition of selfless service.

I don't think any retelling of the day, even the excellent movie Saving Private Ryan can come close to the terror and horror all those men faced storming the Normandy beaches.

[Scout63]

They were truly the greatest generation. I will never have the chance to properly thank them or know if I would measure up.

[Moparnut72]

One of my uncles was shot down in his P51 over France. Without going into the whole story he wound up in a slave labor camp. When he became too weak to work he was sent to Stalag 17. He never talked about it. We only learned about these things in bits and pieces.
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[chuck peterson]

I was peddling a touring bicycle w my sweetheart, early June, NE coast of France, 1983.

Rain, headwinds, no food, heavier rain...we pulled over and huddled under ...nothing but raincoats


4 large beasts (semi-bus) of a car pull up.

Several dozen British vets spill out, paying no attention whatsoever to the downpour. They could not care less, and are jumping and shouting to each other.

A couple of them notice us shriveled in the lee of a stone wall.

It’s Normandy. It’s June 6.

When they found out we where American..all the tales of what occurred at Point de Hoc came out. They said they, the brits, walked ashore uncontested...while the Americans came the hard way. They honored us.

I’ve never been so proud of my country, and have been since then, in its opposition to tyranny and the support of the rule of law.

Lest we forget.

[Tom]

Yes, honor those Veterans.  My dad was on the other side of the world in the South Pacific. 

[LowRyter]

Not much commemoration of the date on the tube today.  Surprising.  I suppose all the issues & current events have overcome this.  I hope that's a temporary condition.

[kingoffleece]

What those guys, all of them, did was simply incomprehensible to those of us who were not there.  The collective "we"  can never fully repay them.
I've flown in a B17.  To think they went up in that tin can knowing what was about to go down-unbelievable.  I get a ride on a B24 next month-partly to honor my father who flew them out of Darwin.  Time to scatter the ashes-giving the captain one last ride.

[Rough Edge racing]

Think about, the aircrews were volunteers, The US Marines engaged in brutal action against the Japanese had volunteered...But many men at Normandy were drafted and they just do the job despite not wanting to be there...
  The American tanks got bogged down trying to go cross county through the hedge rows. American soldiers drawing from a wide range of personal experiences got dozens of welders from the ships  and using the steel from the German shore blockades welded
structures on the front of the tanks to cut through hedges...

[Tiki Joe]

Easy for me to remember....my wedding anniversary!  23 yrs now.