A few years ago, I listened to the entire day....I just sat back and imagined how it must have been back then, before anyone really knew if it would succeed or not, and how anxious everyone listening must have been.
I’ve been listening to it off and on while at work today. (Good thing I can pretty much do what I want at work). But having read Homer’s daily NYT posts, I’ve gotten a sense of the tension built up before invasion. As I’d posted earlier, just hearing the phrase “began landing on the northern coast of France” sent chills up my spine, and brought a tear to my eye.
I’m sure the American people were plenty anxious about this. They must feel that the war is being decided today, even though the war was already decided in many ways long before today.
Homer, all of your efforts are really appreciated today. If your project was intended to recreate what it was like to endure the war, you’ve succeeded quite well.
I think I’ll watch the first 30 minutes of Saving Private Ryan tonight.