[Scarlett156]

Those were the days.

"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."

[Scarlett156]

Should be “baked goods.” SMH

[SamAdams76]

When I was growing up in the 1970s, there were millions of World War 2 vets still alive, raising families and in the prime of life. I remember parades in my home town in which column after column of WW2 vets would march by.

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.

[Rollee]

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.

[Tell It Right]

June 5, 1944 - U.S. 5th Army liberates Rome
June 6, 1944 - Beginning of Normandy invasion
June 15, 1944 - Beginning of Battle of Saipan (often called "the Pacific D-Day")

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.

[NorthMountain]

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.

[Nicojones]

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/

[gitmo]

What an amazing operation. They defied all odds and they overcame.