"They have coastal batteries and mine fields; they have [illegible] and E-boats and submarines."
My guess on the "illegible" tag: "...they have EXQUISITE BAKED GOOD and E-boats and submarines."
Should be “baked goods.” SMH
They are pretty much gone now. The average age of a U.S. soldier in 1944 was 26. That would make them 104 today. Even if you stormed the beaches at age 18, you would be 96 today.
A few are still around but we are rapidly reaching the point where there will be no more living WW2 veterans.
My father”s friend, may they both rest in peace, was a survivor of Bataan. Their memories should honored forever. My niece told me she was never taught the history of WWIi in school. So sad, so deliberate.
Obviously Normandy wasn't done by just the U.S. But stop and think about all the major operations the U.S. military was doing simultaneously in 3 different parts of the world. It's nothing short of amazing! I don't know if any other country has ever done anything like that.
THANK YOU!!!
I was just starting to be disappointed in FR ... I expect “gargle dot com” to ignore D-Day. Glad to see someone on FR upholding standards.
I read this every year and it still sends chills down my spine. Truly the Greatest generation - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1960/11/first-wave-at-omaha-beach/303365/
What an amazing operation. They defied all odds and they overcame.