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Just a reminder that we should all reflect back to this day, The Longest Day, as Cornelius Ryan wrote, of all the young men, the Allied armies, that landed in France on this day to liberate the world from the grip of Fascism.
In remembrance and honour of those who were there, and those who gave all.
To those Allied forces who landed on Bloody Omaha, Utah, Sword, Gold and Juno Beaches, to begin the liberation of Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE2f4pbjJv8
My father served in the South Pacific in WWII and made it home alive but was killed in a fatal truck wreck years later. I proudly wear his dog tags everyday to honor him and all our service men and women, may God bless them all!
I found this site yesterday. It is in German but the pics are ones I have not seen before.
Buitengewoon indrukwekkende foto's van D-Day: vandaag 72 jaar geleden | Flabber
A terrible but necessary day during that war. May they all rest in eternal peace.
Thanks for this reminder Phrank. My father was somewhere in that crowd during the first wave. Made it all the way to Brugge before a hand grenade planted a metal fragment into his left thigh. That was a close one for both him and me. Out for a month then right back to his unit. Love you pops. Rest peacefully. :angel:
I had the opportunity to talk to one of the US veterans who was one of those Rangers climbing the sheer cliffs while being fired on from above. It was a chilling story. Here is a link worth reading through...an estimated 10,000 allied casualties in that invasion. D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
Thanks for sharing.
Wow, I just saw this. Incidentally, I've been in Bremen and Berlin on a tour. Lots of WWII history over here. Thanks for posting-perhaps unsurprisingly, I heard nothing about it here in Germany...
My Dad landed in Normandy, but not on the first day. He fought through the Hurtgen Forest in France, along the Skyline Drive in the Ardennes, where his unit was overrun, and finally into Germany. He's passed now, but I'll always miss him.
28th Infantry Division, 110th Infantry Regiment, I Company
My thanks to all Veterans!
This may be of interest...
The letter my Dad received, October 8, 1943..
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/b...osevelt2-1.jpg
More info about the 28th under General Norman "Dutch" Cota .. My Dad's unit was ordered to hold "at all costs."
http://standwheretheyfought.jimdo.co...-then-and-now/
http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/7-8/7-8_8.HTM