[bnelson44]

D-Day Learning Links:
The following links are useful for locating information on World War II and D-Day.

http://normandy.eb.com/
This site describes the buildup for D-Day, the invasion, and the breakout into northern France. The site also includes a history behind the movie Saving Private Ryan


http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/d-day/2.html
"D-Day on the Web" includes a wide array of topics on D-Day from the planning and preparation to the use of air power and naval support during the invasion. The site also includes personal accounts from veterans.


http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/dday
This PBS web-site includes letters from the front and a glimpse into the experiences of paratroopers during the invasion.


http://www.edmondsun.com/Krt/dday/
This web-site is an excellent resource that includes a chronology, maps, and a brief overview of the invasion.


http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0206/
This National Geographic interactive web-site provides a selection of oral histories on D-Day.


http://www.americandday.org
This web-site provides excellent photos of Normandy.

from:

http://www.dday.org/html/learning_links.php

We will never forget

[goodnesswins]

Does anyone know if there is ANY observance of D Day in Europe????

[PzLdr]

My Pop, rest in peace, landed on Utah Beach, first wave. Told me all about it [and like many vets, made the stories he told funny]. He'll be gone five years in July. Miss hgim every day.

[LeoWindhorse]

my dear old Dad is among those brave men . At 92 years young
he is still going pretty darn strong! He was with the 9th Air Force on that fateful day , not on the beaches , but they sure saw some s#|+ as well , and it went on...all the way until V.E. Day . He tells me the Battle of the Bulge was the worst , in his personal experience. God Bless the all , living and passed, with my heartfelt thanks and deepest appreciation .

[Man50D]

My father was an eighteen year old when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He has recalled many incredible moments. Too numerous to mention here.

[Old Professer]

Against all odds, and against what ought to have passed for common sense, a decision was made, knowing once committed, would forever be remembered; the world of men, allied toward the goal of freedom, stumbled forward, gathering strength with each proud step so that we here now might breathe the pure sweet air that comes about on special days when we take the time to see what it is upon which we stand.

[Old Professer]

Hitler united the world in his defeat and history has divided it in his memory; his single act of suicide planted the seed of doubt which gardens grow.

[philled]

We were very close to my wife's grandfather. He passed several years ago and took with him much of his experience of D-Day. He did attend the 50th Anniversary (the first time he had been back to France) and was a little more forthcoming afterwards. He was quite reticent about the mission and many of his stories were from stateside.

When asked about his experience in Europe, he would usually say something like "We weren't there to be tourists." and go on to light-heartedly steer the conversation into another direction.

After his death we were able to fill in some details through his letters to his wife (and yet-to-be-seen baby daughter [my mother-in-law])written from a hospital bed during a lengthy recovery period.

He was a young man sent into inconceivably difficult and horrific situations and did not emerge unscathed. He was one of the most optimistic and good-natured people I have ever met. His faith in God, love for his family, his country, and his fellow man effused from him and was shared with all. I think of him, the others that were not as fortunate, and those who serve on this day. May God bless.