Posted on 07/21/2020 12:49:18 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
On 6 June 1944, the Allies launched the greatest amphibious invasion in history. Codenamed “Overlord” but best known today as “D-Day”, the operation saw Allied forces landing on the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France in huge numbers. By the end of the day, the Allies had established a foothold on the French coastline.
The statistics for the invasion force involved in the operation are staggering. By midnight on 6 June, 132,000 Allied forces had landed in France, while more than 2 million were eventually shipped there in total, comprising a total of 39 divisions.
Thousands of vessels took part in the operation, including 139 major warships; 221 smaller combat vessels; more than 1000 minesweepers and auxiliary vessels; 4,000 landing craft; 805 merchant ships; 59 blockships; and 300 miscellaneous small craft.
The generation creating a nightmare in our cities...
They do not know history.. dont care to.. but their right to act like a fool..was bought and paid for by American blood.. and I am offended at the lack of respect... burning the flag, taking a dirty ungrateful knee, and the destruction of our history... they need a year in a foxhole.. no pizza.. no phone.. no change of clothes..
Today,,,
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Blaming OrangeMan.
We should get on with life..
The dims want to keep all signs of kung fu in front of everyone until after nov..
Everyone who watches tv, can see the riots in our cities.. the people dont know the difference and believe Trump should stop it.. and so far they think he is weak. because it continues each day.
Clarifying... not Trump voters.. referring to fence sitters...
To see the cities being torn apart.. we dont live like that.. the question is who will stop it.
He turned 18 on June 26, 1944, and was immediately drafted into the U.S. Army, ended up in a foxhole in Germany. My mother was devastated that she had not allowed him to go into the Navy. Thankfully, he came home, albeit with some shrapnel wounds.
When they come home they sometimes wont talk about it for a time... when they do, it’s stories for a lifetime.
Thankful your brother came home.. the end of the war was a time for celebration for the whole nation.
I posted this history for the reason to remind me there was a time when we were together as a nation.
Today enough of our population has been indoctrinated by the education system.. by the media.. and a democratic party that has lost its way due to losing their power and a hatred we never have seen before.
They have placed themselves above our President.. and their elitism has warped their minds.
They are wrong and they are the ignorant ones..
The nation fights a war.. spiritual.. they are led by a master they serve... obama led the way.. truth is not in that dem party or the media... lies are their avenue.. lies and hate.. their avenue to a power they cannot have.
You’re right of course. My father told me stories that made my hair stand up.
He lost lots of real friends in Europe. He was Army Air Force and told me that guys waited out on the tarmac, for crews to return from a mission.
They couldn’t go in for diner until the ship returned and everyone in the mess could see them sitting out there in the dark, hours after mess, just waiting for a plane that certainly was not coming back. He said he saw grown men cry.
It was a hell... lost a lot of buddies and that was the ultimate hurt ... and seeing them die.. all this is why I get so upset with these spoiled weak rioters... they dont have a clue but I do and want to see them taken in... this idea they can destroy our nation ..its beyond my tolerance level..
And the treatment the sad elite, the left, dems, media give the President... they all ought to spend time in that hell.. where their freedoms come from.
They have forgotten to be grateful... they dont know how.
I remember the day the war ended.. the country was together during and after.. the celebrations!!.. we went to church and rang the bell and gave thanks.. very young but it was a time ya dont forget.
There is a monument in that small town with all the names of those who served and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Today our nation has lost it’s way.. President Trump is our only chance.
You couldn’t be more accurate about that assessment. I’m also old enough to remember when the US was respected.
My father went all the way through Europe to the Bulge. All the other males in our family served and one was wounded very badly.
My father’s youngest brother lied about his age and joined the Merchant Marines. HE made 7 trips to Murmansk… You want to talk about duty and sacrifice!
The hatred and ignorance young people have about America is stupid and immeasurably base! So are the MSM types who never call them on it!
The media ‘contract’ with Americans is that the MSM has rights, privileges and nearly wholesale freedoms guaranteed to them! Their part of the bargain (in return for this) is to tell the truth and remain unbiased. They did not and do not hold up their end of the bargain…. yet continue to enjoy all the rights and freedoms we give them…along with some incredibly princely perks no taxpayer in this country will EVER enjoy. They stink!
Only a few remember, fewer care. Ancient history.
I always think of the photographer who filmed one of those landings. What a job! But sadly, he filmed two brave soldiers coming out of the water, and one of them goes down— having been shot.
Every American should visit the American Cemetary in Normandy at least once in their lives.
Nothing like having a common object of derision to bond people together. Or as Patton said, "They'll lose their fear of the enemy, I hope by God, they never lose their fear of me."
And on June 15, we landed on Saipan.
Complete Broadcast Day, CBS Radio
Began with short bulletins at 12:30 a.m., CBS went full-time at this point:
https://archive.org/details/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day/Complete_Broadcast_Day_440606_Part_001.mp3
Read “The Far Shore” by Cmdr. Edward Ellsberg. Among other episodes, he tells of an unsung “erratic officer who bugged anyone handy that the Mulberries would not be ready for the invasion”.
It turned out that as they were completed, they were taken to a Brit coastal area and sunk in shallow water, waiting to be raised in time to be towed to Normandy.
The guy griped so much, Ellsberg, an experienced salvage officer, was sent to check it out. He asked the Brits if they had tried to raise one as a test. They said there was no need, British Army engineers knew what they were doing.
Ellsberg said the equivalent of “Let’s try it just for grins.” It turned out the British army engineers didn’t know what they were doing. They were using giant sewage pumps from London which were designed to move water horizontally, not vertically.
Low level hysteria followed, with Churchill himself coming out to see. Ellsberg volunteered the U.S. Navy but the Brits huffed and puffed and brought in their own navy engineers and saved the day.
Can you imagine, the invasion is going down and the military is told they can’t get the Mulberries refloated? IMO, the invasion would have failed or been called off.
Yet this event is not even recognized.
blm... they aren’t looking for jobs.. they aren’t mourning any black deaths.. not even the children.. they are after life and its niceties, given to them free.. you and we are supposed to pay for it.
the thanks for this country is gone.. they have become accustom to convenience..
i remember when there was no mcdonalds.. nor any other fast food.. we cooked and ate around the table.
no tv.. no computer.. and no phone but the one on the wall.. you worked and paid for your car.. it was expected.
the youth out there looking for trouble.. they dont have my sympathies nor my support.. these companies who have tossed support to them are too ignorant to be ceos.
and a lot of yelling for joy!!! I didnt have a radio but I heard the commotion outside... “the war is over... the war is over!!”... and hugging.. singing... laughing... church... and the are coming home..!
my father did.
it was a long time before he talked about the war, but in later life it seemed to be a most important part of his life.. the memories ..he met with other WWII GIs.. each year. He is gone now.. they served..
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