[wagglebee]

The world learned of the invasion from a simply worded communiqué that gave no hint of the carnage on the Normandy beaches or behind the lines. It read: ''London, Tuesday, June 6, 1944; Under command of General Eisenhower, Allied naval forces, supported by strong air forces, began landing Allied armies this morning on the northern coast of France.''

Its scary to think that if today's liberal media had been around in WW II, we would have lost the war. 5000 dead in the first day at Normandy, the left would be hysterical.

[Iscool]

My dad survived Normandy...Supposedly Normandy was somewhat of a secret operation...Apparently the Germans weren't surprised...

I have wondered why they didn't bomb and shell the daylights out of the Germans before the landing...Seems like a few thousand napalm bombs would have fried them...

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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A LION IN WINTER =


Sgt.Major BASIL L. PLUMLEY =


NORMANDY-1944 / Jumped into Nazi-Occupied France the night before the Beach Invasion

PORK CHOP HILL-1953 / Fought at the last Major Battle of the Korean War

IA DRANG Valley-1965 / Fought at the first Major Battle of the Vietnam War


(Photo)
Sgt.Major BASIL L. PLUMLEY at Pleiku Airstrip after the IA DRANG Valley's Battle at Landing Zone X-Ray.

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_set3.htm


(Photo)
Actor SAM ELLIOTT, who portrayed Sgt.Major PLUMLEY in "WE WERE SOLDIERS" - The 2002 RANDALL WALLACE Motion Picture starring MEL GIBSON about our IA DRANG Valley-1965 Battle.

http://www.lzxray.com/guyer_collection.htm

[Psycho_Runner]

In honor of the liberals, I call this day "The Normandy Quagmire"

[nonliberal]

Ze French were perfectly happy living under the Nazis. The Eastern Front was an ideal situation; Nazis and Communists killing each other off. Pure evil v. pure evil. We should have just let them fight and not opened up the second front.

In hindsight, Normandy was a mistake.