June 6, 1944
May we never forget the sacrifices of our servicemen on this day. They were truly our "Greatest Generation" They are to be remembered and honored forever!
Forum Discussion
I did 20+ as a Sailor from 1980 to 2003. Never fire a shot in anger. Can't even image what those men did on that morning 72 years ago. What motivates someone to charge a machine gun thru water and across an open beach with no cover? What kept the land craft Coxswains going towards the beach with mortar and artillery fire landing close by?
Many were children of Fathers who served in trenches of France 26 years earlier. All grew up and came of age during the Great Depressions. Many went on to Korea a few years later and a few unselfishly did tours of duty in Vietnam.
I many have a few accolades from my service time but nothing, nothing to compare with those men who went ashore in Normandy, flew missions over Japan or Germany, experienced the horror of Iwo Jima and countless nameless places across the world from 1939 to 1945.
Many were children of Fathers who served in trenches of France 26 years earlier. All grew up and came of age during the Great Depressions. Many went on to Korea a few years later and a few unselfishly did tours of duty in Vietnam.
I many have a few accolades from my service time but nothing, nothing to compare with those men who went ashore in Normandy, flew missions over Japan or Germany, experienced the horror of Iwo Jima and countless nameless places across the world from 1939 to 1945.
