D-Day, June 6,

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Watch the opening scenes of, "Saving Private Ryan," to illustrate the bravery and sacrifice of these men.

The largest invasion in history, looking at the terrain I am still amazed it succeeded.

God bless them all they are the greatest!

They were the BEST!

romore wrote:
The largest invasion in history, looking at the terrain I am still amazed it succeeded.

The largest is probably Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. It dwarfed the June 1944 Anglo-American invasion of France.

carp65 wrote:
Lest we not forget the brace soldiers, sailors, coast guard, navy, and
air force who made the landing at Normandy, France. They were
truly the "Greatest Generation" and their deeds should never be
forgotten. God Bless them all!

No doubt "the Greatest Generation." BTW, there was no AF in 1944, they were the Army Air Forces.

"On 1 March 1935, still struggling with the issue of a separate air arm, the Army activated the General Headquarters Air Force for centralized control of aviation combat units within the continental United States, separate from but coordinate with the Air Corps. The separation of the Air Corps from control of its combat units caused problems of unity of command that became more acute as the Air Corps enlarged in preparation for World War II. This was resolved by the creation of the Army Air Forces (AAF), making both organizations subordinate to the new higher echelon.
The Air Corps ceased to have an administrative structure after 9 March 1942, but as "the permanent statutory organization of the air arm, and the principal component of the Army Air Forces," the overwhelming majority of personnel assigned to the AAF were members of the Air Corps."

I traveled to Normandy back in 2006 and toured the landing beaches and the American cemetery. I lost it when I saw all the crosses and stars of David in the cemetery. I couldn't imagine being on those beaches. Truly the greatest generation.

This past weekend we went to the Dwight D. Eisenhower President Museum and Library in Abilene Ks and attended the 75th Ann festivities of D-day. It was full of pomp and circumstance and of course was swelling with American Patriotism. We were honored to be there and pay our respects.

We still like Ike!!!

irishtom29 wrote:

romore wrote:
The largest invasion in history, looking at the terrain I am still amazed it succeeded.

The largest is probably Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. It dwarfed the June 1944 Anglo-American invasion of France.

I should have added amphibious