These are American patriots that sacrificed so much to protect and defend this nation and our Constitution.
What happened yesterday disgraced these heroes sacrifice.
My father, David, served in WWII and in the Korean War. Dad is at peace now and would have been devastated by the events of this past weekend.
If CNN was on the beaches of Normandy, we would all be speaking German and not daring to mention politically correct jack booted thuggery...
Thanks, nsd, very cool!
thanks and interesting that you should post this. My Daughter and I will be there on the 30th for a tour. I hope I can keep it together at the Cemeteries...
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Thanks for posting this! It is amazing to see so many of these old buildings as they are today!
This appears to be part 2 of 2. Any idea where to find part 1?
My great uncle was KIA there. His son (retired Colonel) and family went over in 1994 for the 50th anniversary. Very moving.
Thanks for posting that! Always great to see ‘then and now’ slides. Some of those places probably have histories going back hundreds/thousands of years with those same buildings and streets. Though it’s haunting enough to look at 65 years ago.
Le plus le change, le plus le meme chose.
Amazing how much has survived relatively intact....being a Californian, “Mid-century” (that would be 1950’s) is a rarity.
my dad flew over the beaches of Normandy to pound the crap out of the Krauts further inland , every day for months .
Finally one day in September of 44’ they found themselves stationed forward at a captured Luftwaffe AB in France . Then in Belgium . They really put the hurt on the Jerrys , kept them from concentrating , kept them hiding . They got a big surprise on Dec 16th in Belgium . The supposed defeated foe hit back with a vengeance. New Years day 45’ was bad too ; suddenly the remains of what seemed like the entire Luftwaffe were swarming all their air fields . They took it all , they fought back , they had down times but they took their losses and fought back strongly . Just as we must continue to do today . Until victory!
Why can’t I open this? It only asks if I wish to save it.
Awesome and thank you! You know, it really hurts to see this and to think what we have become. I was very moved by these pictures and what has happened to our Republic.
My maternal grandfather and great-uncle fought the Soviets and the Americans in a Panzer division in the war. I had another great-uncle KIA in the Soviet Union and is still buried there. Interestingly, though, the grandfather and uncle’s Panzer division so impressed the Americans (up to Patton) that they were allowed to secretly surrender to the Americans instead of the Soviets at the end of the war (they were in the Eastern bloc at that point). I found a story on it just last year in a WWII magazine after my grandfather gave me some of his old pictures.
I knew a couple of old guys who were either POWs in the U.S. or had been captured by Americans and retained for some time (like my grandfather/uncle) and all had good things to say about Americans and the treatment they had received.
On the American side, my grandfather was training stateside the whole war and never made it overseas but my great-uncles were in Europe (not sure in what capacity). My dad was in the 101st in Vietnam, and I have watched Band of Brothers more times than I can count. I am planning on taking my girls to Normandy this coming winter. I am sure there will be many a tear shed.
Thanks for posting this. My father was a navy ensign at the time of D-Day. He and his men detonated mines on Omaha Beach. After clearing the beach, he pulled floundering soldiers out of the water and aided the wounded. He was awarded a Navy Cross by President Truman for his valor, as well as the French Croix de Guerre.
He then was sent to the Pacific theater, where he was in command of some of the first SeaBees.
He was also called up from the Reserves to serve in Korea, and, as a civilian employee of the Navy, worked in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
He was humble about his accomplishments, but very proud to serve in the Navy.
My husband’s late maternal grandfather was at Normandy. Our oldest child (his first great-grandchild) was born on June 6th—54 years after the fact. As an aside, his first great-grandson was born on his 77th birthday. He passed away in 2004 at the age of 79. He also went MIA after the Battle of the Bulge (got stuck behind enemy lines) and suffered severe frostbite in his feet that plagued him the rest of his life.
He could be a bit cantankerous (probably the Irish in him), but his service to his country surpassed all that. We gave his latest great-grandchild (our second son,now 2.5) the middle name of Dugan, which was his last name.