[Jen]

HAHAHAHA! You silly. I wonder if anyone will read last night's comments. That was fun. See ya later Sam!

[Sam Cree]

Thanks for the ping.

An interesting post to me, as Dad, who is no longer with us, was a part of this operation.

He was with the 4th, at age 19 had landed ahead of the first wave at Utah, fought in the following, bloody Battle of Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Hurtgen Forest, the Bulge, and on into Germany.

The IV sustained over 200% casualties, I believe, by war's end.

FWIW, Dad regarded the French as pretty fair soldiers, though less good than the Germans. Perhaps that is specific to LeClerc's Deuxieme though.

It is really aggravating to read about French attitudes back then, which don't seem to have changed alot. I have been able to enjoy the French, but sometimes they make it difficult.