MojoMan 0 Posted June 6, 2007 GB the ones who did and did not make it off that beach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isleseeya 124 Posted June 6, 2007 God Bless all of them ...warriors till the end Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Savage Beatings 99 Posted June 6, 2007 Greatest Generation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocknrobn26 45 Posted June 6, 2007 I met a couple of these guys. One was a friends Dad. He did 3 or 4 beach landings! He ended up in Ike's personal guard. Yup, he was in the airborne 101st and the 87th I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isleseeya 124 Posted June 6, 2007 Savage is right ..that was the greatest generation ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliaz 38 Posted June 6, 2007 I'm glad to see that this wasn't forgotten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coffeeman 0 Posted June 6, 2007 thanks for the reminder Tim. Have you been there? Seemingly endless rows of crosses (and Stars of David.) Very moving..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeR 242 Posted June 6, 2007 And here I thought this was about DCThunder's birthday... Met a guy who stormed one of the beaches, forget which one tho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexgaddis 34 Posted June 6, 2007 And here I thought this was about DCThunder's birthday... Met a guy who stormed one of the beaches, forget which one tho Not surprising, there were many guys who stormed the beaches... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T_bone65 53 Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) Edited June 6, 2007 by T_bone65 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliaz 38 Posted June 6, 2007 My step father's father drove a landing boat 63 years ago today. He never spoke of it until a year before he died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexgaddis 34 Posted June 6, 2007 My step father's father drove a landing boat 63 years ago today. He never spoke of it until a year before he died. my grandfather was in WWII and never spoke about it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimC 18 Posted June 6, 2007 thanks for the reminder Tim. Have you been there? Seemingly endless rows of crosses (and Stars of David.) Very moving..... I wish I had. It's one of the places I would like to see one day. I have been to the D-Day Memorial in Bedford County, VA (a couple of counties over). This was the town where per-capita, they lost the most residents on that day. It's very moving. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_D-Day_Memorial Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMD 331 Posted June 6, 2007 A friend of my Dad was one of those guys who parachuted in behind the beach from one of those gliders. One thing I have always wanted to go see is Normandy and the cemetary there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
