Will D-Day Be Forgotten?

Jun. 5, 2011 | Steve Orr

[nickcarraway]

Will D-Day Be Forgotten?

[billorites]

"Yep - Google's all over it. "

Yeah, well...

It's still early on the left coast.

[nina0113]

I’ll have to listen to them at home, but thanks very much!

[nina0113]

That being said, its not a national holiday and (while an Earth-shaking event) WWII is slowly fading into the past.

I was greatly embarrassed in Paris last month, when many things were closed on May 8, because it is a national holiday. I asked what holiday, and was looked at in disbelief - it's V-E Day, and they still commemorate it. I'm past 50, and the only commemoration here that I remember EVER was the 50th anniversary in 1994.

[rbg81]

I can certainly understand why V-E day would be a national holiday in France, given they they were occupied for over 4 years.