[DJ Taylor]

I was surprised and disappointed that there was no mention in my morning newspaper or anywhere on the internet that today is June 6 D-Day Anniversary, so here's a reminder.

[knarf]

http://archive.org/details/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day

[Dacula]

69 years ago today

Thank you to all who sacrificed to give us our freedom!

[SMARTY]

My father was there and I used to ask him if he was afraid.

He said sure... but more than anything, he wanted off the boat and onto the beach. He was deathly sea-sick and didn’t care about anything but getting off the boat.

I always remember that.

[kimtom]

Thanks!!!!

[PowderMonkey]

Thanks, Dad. Thanks, uncle Ralph. God bless. At ease, fellas.

[Irishguy]

as i am an early riser...i always say a prayer and thanks for those who fought and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. i always try to image minute for minute, for at least a hour, what people went through all those years ago for all of us. even now i think, about an hour ago in 1944, Omaha beach was turning a corner as some of the german defences began to fold under the pressure.. i cannot image the levels of heroism it took to do that..i really dont think there is a word in the english language to describe it.

[OldPossum]

I was surprised and disappointed that there was no mention in my morning newspaper or anywhere on the internet that today is June 6 D-Day Anniversary, so here's a reminder.

I think we can assume that Google has no reference to it; the people who staff it can be best described as irreligious and un-American.

[Fiji Hill]

Today is also the anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood, in 1918, in which the US Marines brought a halt to the final German offensive of WWI. In addition, it’s the anniversary of Proposition 13 (1978) and the birthday of George Deukmejian (1933), California’s last conservative governor.