Never forget what day this is...
God Bless those young men who died and never made it off the beaches of Normandy.
God Bless those young men who died and never made it off the beaches of Normandy.
June 6th
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Anyone who goes and sees that place, and goes to the Cemetery and sees crosses lines up far and wide as far as your eye can see, will never forget that day.
I’m afraid we’re getting so far removed from that time that young people today don’t understand the sacrifice that was made on that beach.
And few appreciate it.
And few appreciate it.
My grandfather was there. I lament for the state of our nation.
@goldmom waved at you when passing through Jax earlier today. We ate at the neatest taco place this evening in Saint Augustine.
@goldmom waved at you when passing through Jax earlier today. We ate at the neatest taco place this evening in Saint Augustine.
bunch of entitled pieces of **** would never have won the pacific...much less taken Normandy’s beach against MG42s spraying.
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We went in 2017. Had a local guide who was a child living there during WW2. He started us at Pegasus Bridge and we toured everything he could show us all the way up to Pointe du hoc. To say it was overwhelming would be an understatement.
One of the most poignant things was when we went to a portion of the beach at Vierville-sur-Mer. This is where there are black and white old photos of the soldiers who had made it to shore seeking cover at the base of the seawall. We and I’m imagine most of us view the beaches of Normandy as hallowed ground, a shrine if you will. That it would be quiet, maybe people walking around like you would in the American Cemetery there.
The pic below is what it actually is now with that same seawall included. People playing and enjoying a day at the beach. I wasn’t ready for that. The guide told us.”what do you think all those boys died for...”
One of the most poignant things was when we went to a portion of the beach at Vierville-sur-Mer. This is where there are black and white old photos of the soldiers who had made it to shore seeking cover at the base of the seawall. We and I’m imagine most of us view the beaches of Normandy as hallowed ground, a shrine if you will. That it would be quiet, maybe people walking around like you would in the American Cemetery there.
The pic below is what it actually is now with that same seawall included. People playing and enjoying a day at the beach. I wasn’t ready for that. The guide told us.”what do you think all those boys died for...”
Judging by the fact that they defaced multiple war memorials last week, I'd say you're correct. Animals.
They are not getting classic American History the way we were taught. And the way our parents shared with us, having been through it. They grew up in a world of "making do with very little" during the Depression, and then they had to go off as teenagers to fight to the death. Many got to eat regularly 3 times a day for the first time in their lives. My parents told us stories about their own lives and how although they were poor, there were neighbors who were in very sad circumstances. Many of the soldiers saw a Doctor or Dentist for the first time in their lives.
Kids today might be shocked to learn that one of the biggest reasons for failing the military physical was malnutrition. One of the outcomes of that was that the government created the very first "food pyramid" describing the minimum daily requirements needed for human growth and development.
War truly is hell, but it changes the world, society, and the humans who are caught up in it, along with their descendants.
I had two great uncles, one on my mother’s side, one on my father’s that landed at Normandy. I spent a lot of time around both as a kid and never heard either mention a word about D-Day.
I served in the Marine Corps for six years during the invasion of Panama and Desert Storm and cannot imagine the horrors they saw.
Looking at the youth of today, if we had to go through something like WWII again, I’m not sure we could win. As a veteran, that hurts to say.
I served in the Marine Corps for six years during the invasion of Panama and Desert Storm and cannot imagine the horrors they saw.
Looking at the youth of today, if we had to go through something like WWII again, I’m not sure we could win. As a veteran, that hurts to say.
My father flew in bombers up and down the coast and was in the first raid over Berlin. Ditched into the North Sea but picked up and flew again in raids.
That's what the marker says on King Tut's tomb.Thank you for sharing! I could get into a pyramid of sorts.
In today's society, people would be protesting in the streets because we called the Nazis "krauts"...
