[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, thanks for tonight's Canteen and remembering the important, world-changing event that was D-Day!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Nice to see y’all get some rain at long last.

Be back shortly. Just called in for a pizza and am heading out to pick it up.

[Songcraft]

"Over There"

[SkyDancer]

~ Thank You For Those Great Pictures Kathy! ~

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~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[The Mayor]

June 6

Give Thanks to God

Bible in a Year :

• 2 Chronicles 25-27
• John 16

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them.

Luke 24:30

My friend hurried from her stressful job at the hospital, wondering what she would prepare for dinner before her husband returned from his equally demanding job. She had made chicken on Sunday and served leftovers on Monday. Then, they had yet another round of chicken—this time baked—on Tuesday. She found two pieces of fish in the freezer, but she knew the fillets weren’t her husband’s favorite. Not finding anything else she could prepare in just a few minutes, she decided the fish would have to do.

As she placed the dish on the table, she said somewhat apologetically to her husband who had just arrived home: “I know this isn’t your favorite.” Her husband looked up and said, “Honey, I’m just happy we have food on the table.”

His attitude reminds me of the importance of being grateful and thankful for our daily provisions from God—whatever they are. Giving thanks for our daily bread, or meals, models Jesus’ example. When He ate with two disciples after His resurrection, Christ “took bread, gave thanks, [and] broke it” (Luke 24:30). He thanked His Father as He had earlier when He’d fed the five thousand with five “loaves and two small fish” (John 6:9). When we give thanks for our daily meals and for other provisions, our gratitude reflects Jesus’ ways and honors our heavenly Father. Let’s give thanks to God today.

Reflect & Pray

How often do you show your thanks to Jesus? How does it honor Him to do so?

God of all, thank You for my daily bread and all the other needs You meet for me.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[WKUHilltopper]

My father in law was at Utah.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

Remembering D-Day!

[Songcraft]

Thanks for the pictures, narratives, and songs you post there, Kathy.   The song I posted ("Over There") was written for WWI, but was actually popular in both World Wars.   My Dad went into Normandy to fight several weeks after the D-Day invasion with the 6th Armored Division, and, later, when we were growing up, we would occasionally hear him singing that song.

Here's another version of that song.   (See the note that the poster of this youtube video included with the song, which says "'Over There' is a 1917 song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and public during both world wars.   It is a patriotic song designed to galvanize American young men to enlist and fight the 'Hun'.   The song is best remembered for a line in its chorus: 'The Yanks are coming.'")

Another version of that song:   "Over There".

[luvie]

Richard Rodgers~Victory At Sea--D-Day

[stylin19a]

thanx for that.

this one just blows my mind...everything that went into the prep for DDay.
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/normandy-landing/32098563#5

It’s worth the download to watch it large on a PC.

[linMcHlp]

U.S. Navy Destroyers at Normandy
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/d/destroyers-at-normandy

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First Wave Landings, June 6, 1944
https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/map05.jpg

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Later Assault Landings, June 6, 1944
https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/map06.jpg

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Vierville-St-Laurent Area to Noon, June 6, 1944
https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/map07.jpg

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St-Laurent-Colleville Area to Noon, June 6, 1944
https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/map08.jpg

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World War II - Normandy Invasion - Utah Beach area photos
http://www.stolly.org.uk/ETO/utahbeach8thofjune1944.html

Stolly.org general collection:

World War II European Theater of Operations 1944

EXAMPLE:

Command post of the 5th and 6th ESB's Omaha Beach, on the 10th of June 1944
http://www.stolly.org.uk/ETO/commandpostofthe5thand6thesbsomahabeachonthe10thofjune1944.jpg

That is German gun position, designated WN65 First American Headquarters Omaha Beach

WN65 is a concrete casemate located in the centre of Omaha Beach in the Easy Red Sector.

The casemate housed a 50mm anti-tank gun which is still present today. After it's capture on D-Day it became the first American Headquarters on Omaha Beach.

German defenses and American plans - simplified map
http://www.historyofwar.org/Maps/omaha_plans.jpg

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[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

Yesterday at Wichita Ridge:

How's everyone doing this morning?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Ma ((HUGS)) and Thank you for keeping the Canteen open.
This was such a sad event.
So many young men died because of poor planning IMO.
Thanks for keeping the memory alive.
BTW, Lt. Col. Allen West whom I follow via emails, went back to participate in the Memorial jump.

[Fiji Hill]

The #1 song on June 6, 1944:

Long Ago & Far Away--Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes, with Tito Camarata & His Orchestra

[Fiji Hill]

The #4 song on June 6. 1944:

San Fernando Valley--Johnny Mercer & the Barries

It is said that this song increased the population of the San Fernando Valley by about a million.

[luvie]

[ExTexasRedhead]

I just recd this email from long-time Freeper bevperl, please share this with everyone; post online & forward to your email list(s) & ask them to do the same.

“So many brave Americans gave their precious lives on D-Day and throughout the war until it’s end in 1945. We declared war on Japan one day after they brutally and cowardly attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. Americans responded with the brave hearts of her sons and daughters who felt every life lost in that brutal attack. According to my father, every American deeply felt the loss of their fellow Americans. America was under attack and we all united.

It was a different time, a sad time but a time of great patriotism & love of our beautiful country. America was attacked & there was no hesitation to defend her honor & to stop the evil that had dared to come onto our shores. It was a time when the hate America crowd permeating our country right now would have been run out of any town on a hot rail.

I can hear my Dad’s voice in my head on this day & this is what he is saying to me:

We fought to protect this country and we died to do just that. What the hell are Americans doing allowing this domestic enemy to ravage our own people, destroy our economy, beat innocent people on the streets, allow an invasion of America by criminals and terrorists,
murder babies up to their moment of birth & even after, abuse & traffick children.

On this day, in honor of all the brave Americans who have ever served this country, I ask you to watch the video below & get behind the one & only American who can save our country at this crucial moment. D-Day and WWII was a battle of good vs evil & we won that battle in that moment of time in our history. It was a pivotal moment.

We stand at a pivotal moment now & we are in a battle of good vs evil. We better get this right because the enemy is domestic, they are here & God help our children and grandchildren if we don’t stop them. We need our ship righted!

God Bless our Warriors & God bless President Trump. We must honor the sacrifice of all those who have fought to protect us from all enemies, foreign & domestic. We honor them by protecting and preserving our freedom & restoring our republic to Make America that Great Nation Again,

On behalf of my father & all his Brothers, I hope you’ll watch this video & share with others. Please don’t let their sacrifices be in vain.

https://ak2.rmbl.ws/s8/2/i/7/O/Z/i7OZq.caa.mp4?b=1&u=ummtf

God Bless America and All Those Who Fight For Her,

Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers”

[CMS]

Good afternoon everyone!