tbohon Loc: Olympia, WA USA

My ex-wife, who is a very talented international award-winning website designer and graphic artist, sent me the poster below for my office wall. I thought it was great and printed/posted it immediately. Have had several comments, all positive.

It is presented here simply as a way to honor those who fought and died on June 6, 1944. It is not meant to be a political statement, it is 'party neutral' and I hope it stays that way.

To those few remaining WWII servicemen and servicewomen from a USAF veteran of 22+ years - thank you for what you did for me and everyone else here and thank you beyond words for the sacrifices you made on our behalf. You are truly the Greatest Generation.

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Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

I know you didn't want this to become political. But did you know that our president now is the only one since D day that did not Ever attend the Normandy memoral D day to remember our boys sacrifice??

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

He is suppose to attend this year and will probably embarrass us.

tbohon Loc: Olympia, WA USA

I had planned to attend this 70th anniversary but, with POTUS there, figured it would be a lost cause. Instead I'll attend next year and then come home to retire.

Now ... no more politics ... please?

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

More lies from the right.

The first president to travel to Normandy for D-Day was Ronald Reagan, who in 1984 attended commemorative ceremonies there for the 40th anniversary of the Allied landings. Bill Clinton attended D-Day memorial ceremonies in Normandy on the 50th anniversary of the landings in 1994, George W. Bush did so on the 60th anniversary of the landings in 2004, and Barack Obama did likewise on the 65th anniversary of the landings in 2009.

Here is a Youtube video of the President in Normandy in 2009:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guYsufYyQ40

Now, claim he was in front of a green screen. OBTW, SkyNews is a European News Service.

tbohon Loc: Olympia, WA USA

OK - enough guys ... PLEASE. If you want to rant and rave about political issues please go somewhere else (another post, start one if you want to). I specifically asked that this not be politicized and will take the entire post down if this crap continues.

Thank you for your courtesy.

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

ACTUALLY, he is one of four to do so. Reagan for the 40th Anniversary, Clinton for the 50th, Bush (Jr.) for the 60th, and Obama for the 65th. He is scheduled to attend this year as well, which will make him the only President to attend the ceremonies more than once.

sye Loc: The Old Dominion Near DC

He would probably pose for a selfie on Normandy Beach

paulie1138 Loc: Arizona

Tbohon, thank you for the pic, as it is a stirring tribute.
As for the shameful persons that are making this into a political statement this post, LET IT GO! The poster requested you NOT to, so STOP! Take it elsewhere!

tbohon Loc: Olympia, WA USA

Thank you paulie ... you can't imagine how upset I've been since posting this last night. The hatred based on stupid party lines is just sad. I hope that I never get to the point in my life where I'm like that ... and if I do I hope someone locks me away somewhere.

willstaff Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl

I was three years old the night my Dad jumped into the night sky over Normandy, France. He was one of the lucky ones to make it through most of the war before being badly wounded at the end of the battle of the bulge. I know there are some here on the HOG who will probably say he was a war monger or that he was fighting for the Zionist or some other such rot, but the letter he wrote my Mother two days before D-Day said differently. He really felt he was in a fight to defend freedom for people who deserved to live free. Dad died relatively young not from war wounds but from many years as a coal miner. He was proud of his military service and loved the country for which he fought. Please take some time to remember these brave boys, who became men, that night in the skies and on the beaches of Normandy, they were young and scared but so very brave. They are old men now but talk with them about their old unit and watch the twinkle in their eyes come to life. They were a wonderful generation and so proud to be Americans.

tbohon Loc: Olympia, WA USA

Well said. We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to those young men and the sacrifices they made for all of us.

prebenson

Well said and thank you for your post. The reaction by some shows you the state we are in at this time in our history. Lies and misstatements seem to be the norm even over an issue like D-Day which you would seem to be immune from such attacks. Sad.
Thank you WWII vets like my late father.

tbohon Loc: Olympia, WA USA

Thanks for your comment. My late father also served in WWII - B-29 crew on Tinian in the Marshall Islands. Although he saw no direct combat his stories of flying relief to civilians and the damages he saw near Hiroshima and Nagasaki were very, very compelling.