Today is June 6 th... This is the 64 th Anniversary for the D-Day Invasion. 1,000's of Americans, British & Canadians Died for Freedom.
D-Day (http://www.army.mil/d-day/)
:pray: God be with You All... Thank You for Your Gift of Freedom, With-out Your ultimate sacrifice There would be No Freedom.. :pray:
Ditto!!!!!
Amen...
I firmly believe Tom Brokaw hit the nail on the head dubbing that generation 'The Greatest Generation'.
Take any time you can get with one of the WWII veterans as they are leaving us faster than we can imagine.
If your dad served in WWII, this Father's Day would be a great occasion to honor him and his service.
One never knows, but without their sacrifice hunting might only be something you read about.
They are all heros of the finest kind, and, thanks for remembering the Canadians, Mysticguido.
They fought above their weight. Few people outside of Canada recognise their contribution.
Joe.
Amen. We owe them our freedom. Tge
good thread Mystic, good on ya, and every one else too.
My uncle survived that day. He never talked about it till he told the story to a local newspaper reporter who interviewed him on the subject a few weeks before his passing. He was 80 at the time. He was a fine man as were many who served and died for our freedom. I am a young man, 32 and feel that my generation and down is getting more and more lazy and disrespectfull. Not all of us but as a whole. We are too spoiled and often take for granted the work and honor that has provided us what we have today. God bless all who have served and given me the right to set at this computer, read and respond.
Great Idea Sal! My Dad's 87 years old for this Fathers Day. Fought with the 5Th Army North Africa ,all threw Italy including the Anzio Beach Head, Arno River with the 442nd. Yep the greatest generation lived threw the depression and fought in WW II.
God bless all of them!!!!!
"Semper Fi"
Mike
There are still a few left that are thankful that our cousins from across the water came to join the fight. When I was in the UK, I always made a point of attending the local Remembrance Day Service each year. It was heartrending to see the old guys remember their buddies that never came home. But the pride they still had to wear their uniform and medals showed that they knew they had done a good job, even if they never spoke of it.
My uncle was a dispatch rider with the Royal Corp of Signals and was one of the last people off the beach at the evacuation of Dunkirk. His job was to relay messages between the different beachheads when the radio and telegraphy had gone down. He was awarded for his bravery but also nearly lost a stripe because he refused to leave his motorcycle on the beach when it was time to come home.
Amen, brother.
Duty, honor, and country were admired traits in America back then. They still are admired and honored in my house, and I am sure in yours as well. My father fought in Burma, and my grandfather on Iwo Jima. I believe the brave Americans, Brits, and other allies who fought and won WWII saved the world. We owe them our lives and our liberty. The only way we can ever repay them is to be vigilant to preserve liberty for future generations.
"Uncommon valor was a common virtue."
Joe
Some of my relatives were too short to join the military.
In Canada there was a group of guys to short for the military that went into the military as a group; naming themselves after Banti roosters. My short relatives had these little 'Bantam Corp' emblems on their uniforms.
I lost a lot of British relatives in WW2 and my father eventually was on the American list.
When I was in the military; there was a saying:" the only thing worse than war is waiting for it!". When one thinks about how long the troops waited for the weather to clear to face those beaches; the more one realizes how much sacrifice it took not only on this day back then; but on the days leading up to it.
I take every chance to thank our troops; not a bad habit to have :thumbsup:
Dad was 21 when he entered WWII in 1942, lost his right eye in basic training, and had to convert to lefty to shot the bow and gun.
He passed on in 2004 at age 83 and I cherish our times hunting together.
All that served on the Allied side that fateful day should be thanked and honored for what they did, which was save democracy for future generations. Too bad that lots of folks don't understand that freedom isn't free. God bless 'em all.
As some of You know I was in The Army, not in any wars, but still in the Service of Uncle Sam. As I was watching the show on the History channel about D-Day it got me to think....What would have happened if I was there.... Could I be as brave as the 1,000's that gave their lives? Could I have been a yellow bellie person and run? I thank the Great Spirit for the life I lived, For the people I met, For the Honor of wearing my uniform... I know there was family members that where in the armies of the Axis. I pay them honor as well.
This Post was for the brave Allied troops, but it should have been for all that lost their lives. For this small mistake I made in not honoring the service Men/Women of the Germans, Italians & Japanese. Those service members should be honored as well. To all My Tradgang Brothers & Sisters from Japan, Germany & Italy Please forgive me.... Military personal take orders from the high command and for that I can't blame them for what they did....It was WAR!!!!
May all that fought in any WAR...for any side... My Your souls be at Peace....
We are Earthlings.... War should never be the End of Our Lives.... My we learn from the Past and hopefully not repeat them again.
Tradgang is a great example of how we should be...1 big family.
Thank You all for leting me make this Thread. ( I'm crying now so... Peace to all)
Ditto, you say it a lot better than I ever could.
My dad passed last year but he gets Red White and Blue every occasion..
Thanks to all who have served or will. God Bless.
I've thought a lot of those who gave thier lives to protect that which matters most. I thank a vet every time I see one.
Freedom isn't free.
John III
Amen...
I agree. Every day through my job I see people who are or were serving at one point. I am completely awed at what they have given for this country. (I work at a AAFES PX/BX) Who I am struck by are those who have lost limbs and still continue to want to serve. Just this morning I had a kid no older than 23 walk in with a bionic leg who was completely soaked with sweat and I could see the pain on his face from the leg rubbing on the pad in the new "leg". I discreetly asked him why he was drenched in sweat. You know what his answer was? He wanted to go back to Iraq to continue fight for my freedom(he points a finger at me). That is dedication. Those are the men that make up our military services. That is why we honor those that serve. They are willing to lay their life on the line for millions of people THEY DONT EVEN KNOW! THANKS TO ALL THOSE THAT SERVED! Really from the bottom of my hear I thank you. As an Army Brat I see a little(very little) of what yall have to go through and all I have to say is a measly thank you. I really dont know how to get across my gratitude to yall.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
Greg
Well done Sal!!
For all hho've served;
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To those serving or have served, THANK YOU! This day I think of my son Theron who is following in my footsteps. He's been in 6 months now and he is missed.
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To those serving or have served, THANK YOU! This day I think of my son Theron who is following in my footsteps. He's been in 6 months now and he is missed.
Dude, I hope He is OK.....I will pray for Him...
Johner stated on page one
"Take any time you can get with one of the WWII veterans as they are leaving us faster than we can imagine."
He is right. My granfather was a WWII vet. He passed away several years ago. I miss him and his WWII stories.
There are not many left. I was fornuate enought to meet a WWII vet last fall. I talked with him for over an hour. He story was very interesting, he was the first "Bataan Death March" survivor I had met. ( think thats how is is spelled)
A special thanks to all that paid the ultimate sacrifice during WWII and all other wars. May you rest in peace.
My Father is a WW II vet. He landed at Normandy. For a long time he wouldn`t talk about it. Still doesn`t want to watch any war movies. He will be 92 next month, and he is my Hero.
He is fine, just going through technical training. Isn't it awesome how WWII documentories/movies and all the personnell associated with it, captivate our attention and our emotions....Thanks for asking mysticguido
Sal, I watched the first part of "Saving Private Ryan" last night. This will be done evry June 6th from now on. I remember when Dad and I saw it in the movies, he cried in the theater. I think I had told you that he never took me hunting or fishing as a kid growing up because he said he killed enough during the war.The movie makes me think about my Uncle Augie[may he rest in peace]He was in the Philippines to liberate the POW Camp[Great Raid]and he was on the beach at D-Day.Remarkable how they fought and made it threw without blinking an eye when asked to perform. God Bless America!
bentpole, funny you mention the Philippines. I was fortunate enough to serve a tour at Clark Air Base and was able to search some of the caves in the mountains behind the base left by the Japanese army. I left with a couple of US Army canteens that I found (the old steel ones and still had there canvas covers) dated 1941 and 1942. (They were stamped on the bottom). I knew a couple of guys that actually found Japanese swords, it seemed thats what everyone was after...A short story of WWII I will pass on from my ex-father in law (a Philppine national and peasant rice farmer). During one of the many dog fights that he witnessed, an American fighter pilot was shot down over Clark field and he and a couple of his friends rescued the man. They hid him away from the Japanese & fed him for 2-3 years until MacArthur came back. This American pilot was spared the Bataan death march. He told me his name was Bill, thats all he could remember. My ex father in law was only 16-17 years old at the time and received much abuse and beatings from the Japanese. He told me this story in his native tongue and my ex-sisters interpreted for him. I was awestruck. Anyhow, just thought you guys would enjoy hearing about this from one of our Allies stand point.
There were 3 Suttingers including my Grandfather who were in that invasion. None made it home alive. They are all buried in a Catholic Military in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Thanks to everyone who served to keep us free.
Yes both my parents were WWII veterans, she was a Canadian nurse and he was an RAF nightfighting ace. He fought and was wounded over Dunkirk fought in The Battle of Britain, North Africa and Italy. Thankfully not D-Day. They met in Naples. I think of them often. D-Day symbolises the War to me more than any other event, possibly because of the movie made when I was ten. Saving Private Ryan was 'better' in the grimmest sense.
Respect to all veterans and those who have died for the safety and future of their fellow human beings.
chrisg