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1 posted on 06/06/2011 5:00:59 PM PDT by US Navy Vet

Sword
Juno
Omaha
Gold

Uh — darn old age...

2 posted on 06/06/2011 5:02:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)

3 posted on 06/06/2011 5:02:55 PM PDT by tubebender (Help! I've fallen, and I can't reach my wine!)

4 posted on 06/06/2011 5:03:25 PM PDT by Calusa (The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)

5 posted on 06/06/2011 5:03:35 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! I know i was kidding)

The only one I’ve been to is Normandy. (Oh, wait, Omaha is another one...)

Looking forward to the rest of the answers from seasoned FR experts!

6 posted on 06/06/2011 5:04:11 PM PDT by Beaten Valve

Utah and Omaha - US
Sword, Juno , and Gold - Brits and Canadians

9 posted on 06/06/2011 5:06:39 PM PDT by Leroy S. Mort

Brits on Sword, Juno, Gold. US on Omaha, Utah.......

12 posted on 06/06/2011 5:08:43 PM PDT by flyingtabby

I had the opportunity to view a friend’s dad’s flight log from D-Day. He flew three sorties and a total of 13 hours that day. It was land, refuel and rearm, and take off.

13 posted on 06/06/2011 5:09:32 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)

Two were American.

Two were British.

The other was?

15 posted on 06/06/2011 5:10:37 PM PDT by wita

Extra Extra Credit:
Why was Omaha SO bloody?

16 posted on 06/06/2011 5:10:49 PM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)

This is WORTH the watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYlrrAWCTRg
A Pittance of Time - Terry Kelly

26 posted on 06/06/2011 5:16:52 PM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)

And the beaches were divided into sectors. My dad landed on Utah beach, Tare Green sector.

35 posted on 06/06/2011 5:33:06 PM PDT by real saxophonist (The fact that you play tuba doesn't make you any less lethal. -USMC bandsman in Iraq)

Bit of D-Day trivia: Actor James Doohan (Scottie from the original Star Trek series) was a lieutenant in the Canadian artillery and stormed Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. That night, while making his rounds, he was shot six times by a nervous sentry. He took four rounds in the leg, one in the chest (it was stopped by a silver cigarette case) and one through the hand that resulted in the loss of his ring and pinkie fingers.

After recovering from his wounds, he became a scout pilot and aerial observer and was dubbed the "craziest pilot in the Canadian military" for his airborne antics.

During his acting career, Doohan took care so that his wounded hand was never shown (during a Star Trek episode where he had to raise his hand to swear an oath, it was actually someone else's) but there are a handful of shots where you can see it. One is in "Trouble With Tribbles", when he comes into the mess hall with a double armload of tribbles. You can just barely see his hand and tell that he is missing the two fingers.

40 posted on 06/06/2011 5:48:52 PM PDT by Stonewall Jackson (Democrats: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.")

And where did Overlord fit into this thread?

42 posted on 06/06/2011 5:52:32 PM PDT by tubebender (Help! I've fallen, and I can't reach my wine!)

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