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To: All; exit82; Lakeside Granny; Jane Long; Rusty0604; CottonBall; sweetiepiezer
My daughter-in-laws son is in the Air Force and he was selected to be one of a few to do a parachute jump for D-Day. Of course my DIL and son had to see him do this so they flew to France and then to Omaha Beech etc; to see him jump.

Little side note. A few years ago my DIL found a little penguin (they named Harold) on one of their camping trips so they take him with now wherever they go on vacation. Harold made the jump with her son. :-)

D-DAY-1 D-DAY-2
Holding Harold in his hand
D-DAY-3 D-DAY-4
D-DAY-5
D-DAY-6D-DAY-7
Take a closer look at the images on the out house. Lol :-) Harold is standing on a minature replica of the barricades the Germans had put up so the American Troops could not get through. No wonder so many were killed. :-(

1,229 posted on 06/06/2023 10:53:36 AM PDT by Spunky (Praise the Lord for all things.)
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To: Spunky

What a wonderful honor for your DIL’s son and a beautiful memory for your son and DIL.

Thank you for sharing with us.


1,232 posted on 06/06/2023 11:02:30 AM PDT by Lakeside Granny (Vote RED~R.emove E.very D.emocrat~D&S)
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To: Spunky

Wow, what an honor!!

That must have brought up a whole host of feelings, especially if someone else in your family was in World War II. And especially d-day.


1,233 posted on 06/06/2023 11:03:36 AM PDT by CottonBall (“Fascism should be called corporatism because it is a merger of state & corporate power" – Mussolini)
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To: Spunky

How wonderful, for your DIL, son and their son!

What an honor and what a great memory, for all.

And, Harold was there!

Harold reminds me of Kilroy or Flat Stanley (do y’all remember Flat Stanley? Kids/families would take him, everywhere, and take pics with him, on their travels?)

Love these pics. They are awesome and thank you for sharing.


1,237 posted on 06/06/2023 11:20:15 AM PDT by Jane Long (What we were told was a conspiracy theory in ‘20 is now fact. Land of the sheep, home of the knaves)
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To: Spunky

Sweet and Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!


1,247 posted on 06/06/2023 11:35:36 AM PDT by Rusty0604 (Desperately looking for new conspiracy theories as all the old ones have come truep)
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To: Spunky

Great story,Spunky.

I hope Harold got his Airborne wings!


1,249 posted on 06/06/2023 11:43:30 AM PDT by exit82 (Either the Democrat Party will survive or America will survive. But not both.)
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To: Spunky

Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing. What an honor.


1,300 posted on 06/06/2023 4:08:50 PM PDT by STARLIT (two moments in life-ones you miss-ones you seize)
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To: Spunky

Cute Spunky, I need a penguin or something.


1,342 posted on 06/06/2023 6:23:19 PM PDT by sweetiepiezer (WINNING is not getting old!!! ❤️USA❤️)
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