God bless and Thank you - Normandy, 1944
Jun 7, 2023 08:09:08 #
Thanks for posting. One cannot fathom what it must have been like landing on Omaha Beach. The death and chaos everywhere. The free world will never be able to fully honor their sacrifice.
Jun 7, 2023 08:51:38 #
Jun 7, 2023 09:37:15 #
Caribou
Loc: St. Louis, MO
I am always in awe of the strength of that generation. My father was born in 1908. He remembered WWI. He was from a small town and some of those kids didn't make it back. Then there were the 1920s (rural poverty was bad even before the Depression hit it even harder. Both of my parents had to drop out of high school to help support their families). Then the Depression hit the whole country and was ended only because of the onset of another terrible war. Dad went into Europe on D-Day. I always think about what that generation saw and dealt with. It scarred them in some ways. But then they settled in and lived their lives, raised families, built communities. They never whined about it. It was life.
Jun 7, 2023 11:30:08 #
Jun 7, 2023 12:26:18 #
olddutch
Loc: Beloit, Wisconsin
Thank you Mark, That post is a well deserved one.. Our elected Government, Should be made to take a through history course on the wars and the events leading up to them.. So we don't make the same mistakes all over again..
Jun 7, 2023 13:04:41 #
Jun 7, 2023 13:52:56 #
Jun 7, 2023 16:42:46 #
Bless you for remembering. The staff in my doctor's office yesterday had no idea what day it was, or what it meant. I was disgusted. One of the most significant days in World History and they didn't know it.
I visited Normandy on 5 Jun 2015, and there was a lot of activity (day before the historic date). My favorite photo was of an old soldier (Brit, I think) in his finery catching a few rays and napping.
DSC_0440-2.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr
I visited Normandy on 5 Jun 2015, and there was a lot of activity (day before the historic date). My favorite photo was of an old soldier (Brit, I think) in his finery catching a few rays and napping.
DSC_0440-2.jpg by David Casteel, on FlickrJun 7, 2023 19:26:18 #
Jun 7, 2023 20:27:10 #
I agree whole-heartedly, Mark. Those that landed in Normandy were extraordinary human beings.
I have read volumes on the D-Day landings and the Normandy beaches, and had never heard of any Marine Corps involvement. Your photo sparked my curiosity, and so I did a quick Google search. The first thing that came up said:
"68 years ago, 175,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers assaulted the beaches of Normandy. Notably absent were the U.S. Marines, who specialize in amphibious assaults. Marines trained the soldiers who would participate in the raids and even rode along as observers, but Gen. Eisenhower barred Marines from landing at Normandy."
https://www.blackfive.net/main/2012/06/where-were-the-marines-on-d-day.html
This does not diminish or lessen the courage or sacrifices of these brave souls...
I have read volumes on the D-Day landings and the Normandy beaches, and had never heard of any Marine Corps involvement. Your photo sparked my curiosity, and so I did a quick Google search. The first thing that came up said:
"68 years ago, 175,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers assaulted the beaches of Normandy. Notably absent were the U.S. Marines, who specialize in amphibious assaults. Marines trained the soldiers who would participate in the raids and even rode along as observers, but Gen. Eisenhower barred Marines from landing at Normandy."
https://www.blackfive.net/main/2012/06/where-were-the-marines-on-d-day.html
This does not diminish or lessen the courage or sacrifices of these brave souls...
Jun 7, 2023 20:52:25 #
Michael1079 wrote:
I agree whole-heartedly, Mark. Those that landed i... (show quote)
My research has shown the same as yours.
Jun 7, 2023 21:00:43 #
Michael1079 wrote:
I agree whole-heartedly, Mark. Those that landed i... (show quote)
I guess I am wrong or he made a mistake. The other guy, Bill, was Army and a bit older. He shared quite a few stories of the landing at Normandy.
God bless them and thanks for your service.
Mark
Jun 7, 2023 22:23:08 #
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.