D-Day, A Rememberance
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Today is for me a chance to reflect and honor the many thousands of Allied soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. 74 years ago, this day, on the beaches of Normandy.
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Here's to all the young brave Americans that fought to give us our freedomAC Regenerator PS Audio PerfectWave Power Plant 10
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One grandfather drew the short straw and served as a tail gunner on B-17's, and the other was to have been first wave at Omaha, but broke his leg while training.
I was fortunate enough to have had them both while I was growing up. Thank God for men willing to sacrifice all to preserve Liberty. Rest in peace knowing your sacrifice was not in vain.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
The largest armada the world has ever seen. I get chills when I think about it. Thank you heros!
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My father was in the 15th Air Force of U.S. Army Air Corp. in 1944. He was stationed in Italy. My father kept a handwritten diary of each of his B-24 missions. The Fifteenth Air Force published a book of their history during WWII in 1990. They published my father's entire diary in it. It's a nice book. My father passed in 1989. He went to the first re-union of his B.G. in 1988 so that was nice for him. He planned to go back the following year but he had already passed. He even located and contacted two of his plane crew, one in Naperville, IL and one in Rutland, VT, both told him they would go in '89, but Dad had already passed. Anyway, here are his two diary pages for June 6th, 1944 a bombing mission to Ploesti. He was halfway through his 50 missions, 51 in his case.
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Seeing stuff like that just makes it personal, and very real.The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
They didn't have to LIKE it...They just had to DO it....They are forever written in the pages of history...and their ultimate efforts saved the world that day..well done!..
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My father, rest in peace, was a medic in WWII. He was part of first wave on Omaha Beach. He said the Germans would target the medics (helmets with red crosses) so they could not aid the wounded. My father quickly changed helmets. Up until the day he passed he could not watch Saving Pvt. Ryan - could not get past the opening scene. While serving in the European campaign in Sicily he was in the tent providing aid to soldiers when Gen. Patton walked in and slapped a soldier for suffering from 'shell shock'. My father said the hardest thing he had to do in life was go and testify against Gen. Patton because he respected the man so greatly. My father was my #1 mentor in life - part of the greatest generation.[
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My father, rest in peace, was a medic in WWII. He was part of first wave on Omaha Beach. He said the Germans would target the medics (helmets with red crosses) so they could not aid the wounded. My father quickly changed helmets. Up until the day he passed he could not watch Saving Pvt. Ryan - could not get past the opening scene. While serving in the European campaign in Sicily he was in the tent providing aid to soldiers when Gen. Patton walked in and slapped a soldier for suffering from 'shell shock'. My father said the hardest thing he had to do in life was go and testify against Gen. Patton because he respected the man so greatly. My father was my #1 mentor in life - part of the greatest generation.
Miner...Frankly I do not know of anybody that has heard shots fired in anger that can sit through the first 10 minutes of that movie without needing a good stiff drink or two afterward...Cool bit about Patton too..My dads brother was a major that served in the 3rd Army and gave to me an 8x10 picture of Patton taking a leak in the Rhine River..Patton said when he got to the Rhine he was going to take a leak in it...has his signature on it...Patton was often despised..but revered as a military commander as I've heard some first hand accounts..very interesting stuff..
