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D Day International Ceremony - Live on C-Span - Comment Thread
c-span ^ | 6/6/2004 | none

Posted on 06/06/2004 10:22:08 AM PDT by Jack Black

It's a wonderful ceremony. Anyone else watching. What a news day. Bush looks wonderful. Even Chirac rose the the occassion and gave a very nice speech. 14 Legion of Honor medals were given to veterans from 14 countries. Not sure I can name them all. The military parade was interesting. Really awesome to see for military buffs. The overflights are taking place now and very impressive.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: commemeration; cspan; dday
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Anybody else watching this? It is history in the making.
1 posted on 06/06/2004 10:22:08 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black
It is interesting. I enjoy watching how the troops from different nations march in different ways.

BTW, which nation sent the "3 Musketeers"? I didn't recognize the flag.

2 posted on 06/06/2004 10:26:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Jeff Head; Travis McGee; archy

The boats and ships are going by now to the sound of massed bag pipes. Very impressive.


3 posted on 06/06/2004 10:28:00 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black

I love a Parade. I hope CSPAN plays this again and again, as there will not be a 70th celebration.


4 posted on 06/06/2004 10:28:23 AM PDT by maica (Member of Republican Attack Machine, RAM, previously known as the VRWC)
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To: Jack Black

Earlier MSNBC was covering the ceremonies (and then broke away).

They had a stage group (choral singers/actors). In the background (on those tall pillars) were actual video and images from D-Day. The pillars acted as projection screens. Some sections made it appear, looking out toward the ocean, as if one were standing on the beach, watching the boats of soldiers landing. To add reality, several planes were actually flying inward--vintage WW 2.

It was chilling to watch. A lot of brave men gave their lives that day.


5 posted on 06/06/2004 10:30:04 AM PDT by TomGuy (Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
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To: BenLurkin
I'm thinking Croatia or Slovinia? One of the newer nations.

Those colored smoke trails the French pilots are doing are very impressive.

6 posted on 06/06/2004 10:30:09 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black
I am watching, but also watching and enjoying the nervousness of our liberal friends.

boy did we take the wind out of Kerry's sail. Man did you see how pissed he was the Reagan is dead during a time he was picking up traction. Now, 69% could give a shit about the the prison abuse, Plame can move and should to an island and soon our liberal friends will be leaving the country.

Does it get any better than this
7 posted on 06/06/2004 10:30:44 AM PDT by hapy
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To: Jack Black

C-Span just broke away.


8 posted on 06/06/2004 10:31:26 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black

CSPAN just cut away...to booknotes.

Too bad none are carrying the fully ceremonies [without interruption or talking heads].


9 posted on 06/06/2004 10:32:06 AM PDT by TomGuy (Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
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To: hapy

Reagan delivers one more gift to the nation and the Republicans.


10 posted on 06/06/2004 10:32:13 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: TomGuy

I am amazed at the coverage Sky News has had today. They have been live since early in the morning, and has been uninterupted LIVE all day without even commercial breaks.


11 posted on 06/06/2004 10:34:52 AM PDT by Eurotwit
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To: Eurotwit

I'm jealous. We have to surf around to get bits and pieces. Even C-Span thinks some third rate author who wrote a book no one read is more interesting. We still need a better news network.


12 posted on 06/06/2004 10:36:52 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black

You liked Chirac's speech??? He basically ignored the US listing almost every other country who even thought about the war. Then he went on to say what a great job the Free French did and how woundedrful it is to have a one world order of peace guranteed by the UN!!! Give me a break already. This was just another effort by the effete French to try and suggest that they are important and that the US isn't. The reality is that US bore the brunt of freeing a dying Europe and saving Western Civilization. The only other countries who ponied up willingly were in fact the British Empire. While the Russians fought in the East it was to prevent German expansion not to return freedom to those enslaved. AS usual modernist revision is rife...To hell with France To hell with Chirac and frankly the rest of the worlkd can do what it wantsd. If we need to go it alone so be it...I thought the only portion that was moving and honest was the standing ovation that the heroes of DDay received


13 posted on 06/06/2004 10:37:31 AM PDT by jnarcus
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To: Eurotwit

Does SkyNews have an Internet streaming feed?


14 posted on 06/06/2004 10:38:09 AM PDT by TomGuy (Clintonites have such good hind-sight because they had their heads up their hind-ends 8 years.)
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To: jnarcus

Yeah, I noticed those things too. It just could not upset me given the context.


15 posted on 06/06/2004 10:39:22 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: TomGuy

They did during the Iraq war, but if it is still up and running I don't know.


16 posted on 06/06/2004 10:39:32 AM PDT by Eurotwit
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To: TomGuy

Schroeder and Chirac are speaking at the moment. It was a bit weird to hear them play Deutchland Uber Alles.


17 posted on 06/06/2004 10:43:08 AM PDT by Eurotwit
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To: TomGuy

I am stunned at CSPAN's coverage these last few weeks.

What is Brian Lamb thinking?


18 posted on 06/06/2004 10:44:57 AM PDT by Howlin
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To: Eurotwit
Sky News web site has the story at the top. Here are some of their pictures.


19 posted on 06/06/2004 10:47:09 AM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black

20 posted on 06/06/2004 10:53:14 AM PDT by Jack Black
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