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Google goes for Drive-Ins, not D-Day for today's logo.
American History ^ | June 6, 1944 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, SHAEF CIC

Posted on 06/06/2012 8:14:37 AM PDT by John S Mosby

IN MEMORY AND SALUTE TO OUR BRAVE GENERATION

About 12 hours ago European time, 68 years ago as the invasion fleet was en route, this was broadcast:

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.

Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, wellequipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely.

But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man-to-man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our Home Fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to Victory!

I have full confidence in your courage and devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full Victory!

Good luck! And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.

SIGNED: Dwight D. Eisenhower


TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: dday; eisenhower; google
Google bypasses 68 years ago, and the invasion of Europe to liberate it from totalitarian national socialists,instead choosing 79 years ago, and the first drive in movie theater for their day logo.
1 posted on 06/06/2012 8:14:42 AM PDT by John S Mosby
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That is sad.


2 posted on 06/06/2012 8:18:40 AM PDT by DonkeyBonker
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To: John S Mosby

3 posted on 06/06/2012 8:19:31 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: John S Mosby

Who cares? Google is irrelevant.


4 posted on 06/06/2012 8:20:52 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (My dog, yes. My wife, maybe. My gun....NEVER!)
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To: John S Mosby

There are alternatives to Google.

Use them.

I do.

Google will go the way of Facebook.

Count on it.


5 posted on 06/06/2012 8:21:50 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: John S Mosby

You would think even lefties would commemorate D-Day, to them it was “The Good War”, with FDR in charge, and helping out their Soviet brothers, and all that, against the Fascists.


6 posted on 06/06/2012 8:23:22 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: John S Mosby

Today, if a general used the word “crusade” , he’d face a court martial for being insensitive to Muslims’ feelings.


7 posted on 06/06/2012 8:24:44 AM PDT by Jaxter ("Pro Aris et Focis")
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Understood well, but Google is financing the enemies of our Republic and enabling the police state. Important to know one’s enemies, and call them out- inform and thereby point outto the great fat ass electorate to get off their butts, put down the bong and maybe wake up.

That is to say, devalue and de-fund Google. Currently 580.40/share.

Deo Vindice.


8 posted on 06/06/2012 8:28:53 AM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: John S Mosby


Gen. Eisenhower addressing members of the 101st Airborne Division before D-Day Normandy




Nos genuflectitur ad non princeps sed Princeps Pacem!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

9 posted on 06/06/2012 8:31:45 AM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: John S Mosby

Google can go google itself.


10 posted on 06/06/2012 8:32:21 AM PDT by crosshairs
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To: John S Mosby

Google can go google itself.


11 posted on 06/06/2012 8:33:28 AM PDT by crosshairs
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To hell with Google...We honor our vets here!


12 posted on 06/06/2012 8:36:40 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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it’s on purpose to find the most trivial thing possible and celebrate it instead of D Day. They know it’d be more respectful to just commemorate nothing.


13 posted on 06/06/2012 8:50:17 AM PDT by MNDude
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14 posted on 06/06/2012 8:51:00 AM PDT by OSHA (One despises and wants to destroy the United States, the other is a dead terrorist.)
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It'd be nice if Google had chosen to commemorate D-Day on it's web site, but how many other companies have done so? None of Google's competitors did, nor did any of the automakers, GE, McDonald's, Disney, on and on. Who cares?

Google's doodles aren't there to demonstrate their patriotism (though they did get the Fourth of July and Veteran's Day last year) - they're just interesting trivia.
15 posted on 06/06/2012 9:07:10 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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