Today us remember all those sailors, soldiers and airmen who gave their all on this day 75 years ago.
Rob.
D DAY.
Today us remember all those sailors, soldiers and airmen who gave their all on this day 75 years ago.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
In awe of what they did on this day 75 years ago!
Bless 'em all.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
An important reminder, indeed.
We will remember them.
"We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."
I just watched on the news the coverage of a 97 year old D-Day veteran of the 101st Airborne Division who made the commemorative parachute jump on Normandy today in the ceremonies. When he landed he got up (straight as a ramrod) said "nobody's hurt" and walked away....one tough old bird... I live near the FDR Presidential Library and Museum -- they have opened a special exhibit on D-Day, FDR, and Churchill. I am leaving in a few minutes to go to the exhibit. I'll post pics when I get back.
Here's a story on the vets jump on Normandy today:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/w...ice/index.html
Originally Posted by NewFlyBoy
Wow. Tough old bird, indeed. Thanks for sharing.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
What the troops achieved defies belief. Thank you from my generation to theirs.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Our thanks for the gift they gave us with their lives.
Karl
It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus
Saw him interviewed before they left England, so it is great to get that footage of the end of the story. Thanks Bill.
I also watched the other clips which followed.
A great bunch of Americans with fascinating anecdotes.
Rob.
Last edited by Flying Officer Kyte; 06-07-2019 at 11:38.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Thanks to those that took the risk to take the world back from that insanity.
We will remember them with great gratitude.
Watched the event this morning and was something to see all the C-47's. Also the show I watched they mentioned the US, Brits, Canadians and other countries that were involved. The other day I watched a show called Drain the Ocean about D-Day and they showed a wreck o a Norwegian DD that was hit but guided bomb and sank. Never knew about that. They also found some M-7's on the sea bed. I have seen this show before but all this was new.
lest we forget.
heres a pic of my "d-day" helmet. worn by lt william lewis gray of the 1257th combat engineers on the 3rd wave of d-day, through france, during the battle of the bulge, and on into germany.
Am sitting here watching "Saving Private Ryan" to remember D-Day and am amazed at the sacrifices made on that day.
I had the privilege of working for several years with a survivor of the first wave at Omaha Beach, developed a close friendship and always enjoyed his enthusiasim for living and giving..
As a history buff I've never had a significant interest in anything pertaining to WW2 but while watching this movie I do have one nagging question...there is an excellent scene in the movie after the beaches have been secured that shows a large number of balloons over the beaches...since they all appear unmanned, what purpose did they serve?
We give our thanks to all who contributed on that vital day especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
R.I.P.
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
It was common practice to attach a barrage balloon to an LST - that way they could "discourage" low-level air attacks by the Luftwaffe.
I laugh in the face of danger - then I hide until it goes away!
If you look in Rob's headline image you'll see the balloons in the background of the art work Thomas - about the level of the rising sun & one off the ship in the centre of the picture.
Sapiens qui vigilat... "He is wise who watches"
Thanks to my mother, who as a young teen, had the presence of mind to save this. It has seen better days, but it has survived 75 years.
Note the arrows, only one of which points towards the actual landing sites - it still hadnt been revealed precisely where in France the landings took place at the time of the graphic.
Nice bit of archival material Bruce.
Well done mum.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
A quick pic of our setup today.
See you on the Dark Side......
wow! looks like fun!!!
Thanks to my mother, who as a young teen, had the presence of mind to save this. It has seen better days, but it has survived 75 years.
Note the arrows, only one of which points towards the actual landing sites - it still hadn’t been revealed precisely where in France the landings took place at the time of the graphic.
nice! yeah owning old newsprint is a bit heartbreaking watching it deteriorate over the years, ive got a few that i havent pulled out in years. i hate to think how much theyve deteriorated over the years.
Great to see the three Amigos in action again.
I hope your day went well.
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Brilliant day and almost £1000 raised for a couple of great causes.
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks