Posted on 06/05/2004 8:29:46 AM PDT by Pokey78
What we talk about when we talk about D-Day.
Television will be full of reports this weekend of the festivities surrounding the 60th anniversary of D-Day. This has me thinking of why we still talk about the invasion, why television news producers are certain we are interested, and why the programmers of movie channels believe we will want to see "The Longest Day" again, and "Saving Private Ryan."
The Normandy invasion was a great moment in history (brave men joining together to do the right thing) and a definitive moment (the Nazi hold on Europe was loosed; in less than a year Berlin would fall). These are reasons enough.
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As always, excellent.
My Dad fought in WWII and survived the sinking of the Cruiser he was on (Astoria). There were both heros and cowards on that ship, but most just did their job.
You can find the same during Vietnam, when I served, or Desert Storm or now in Iraq. We are blessed in this country to have "the greatest generation" wearing the uniform of the United States Armed Forces.
bttt
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