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Title: D Day
Post by: Bishops Finger on June 05, 2008, 22:46:06

64 years ago tonight the operation was underway

Hope you folk think a bit about the allied forces  involved but also the civilians and defenders involved....

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: schuee on June 05, 2008, 22:55:13

Quote from: Bishops Finger on June 05, 2008, 22:46:06

64 years ago tonight the operation was underway

Hope you folk think a bit about the allied forces  involved but also the civilians and defenders involved....

I still think to this day, how such an operation was actually planned, put together, and executed it amazes me, god bless the fallen.

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on June 06, 2008, 01:17:01

I did the beaches tour a couple of years ago. I'm astounded by what was achieved.

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: Boggert on June 06, 2008, 07:01:16

I must say we owe tham a lot, My Grandfather was Commander of HMS Belfast and his brother was landing on the beaches... it musthave been awful for him to see all that.

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: discomummy on June 06, 2008, 10:04:19

Hi,

took the kids there last week, they were amazed (as was i) at what they achieved - now that was heroism, not football players & the rubbish they describe as heros today

those who were involved will be in our prayers tonite

regards

ela

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: Silvery Thing on June 06, 2008, 17:24:59

I was sitting at my office desk today and thought about the fact that it was 64 years ago today.... I think this date should never be forgotten.

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: diggerdog36 on June 08, 2008, 20:43:08

Been to the beaches a few times,  Aromanches is fantastic, to think that so many men got over the beaches, but so many also didnt.
What got me in normandy was the bullet marks everywhere, sitting in a restaurant you can see the house next door with bullet scars all round the windows, you can almost imagine a german standing shooting.

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on June 08, 2008, 21:38:30

Tis true.
We owe them, and all the other men/women of WW2 everything

Quote from: Bishops Finger on June 05, 2008, 22:46:06

and defenders involved....

Must have been a very pre-production model???

(sorry to be flippant at such a serious time, but couldn't resist)

Title: Re: D Day
Post by: Skibum346 on June 09, 2008, 14:28:24

All I can say is...

Quote

...and in the morning... we will remember them.

Skibum