Remembering D-Day.
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They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam
My father at 18 years old, on June 2, 1944 in Liverpool England, manning his gun and preparing for D-Day. He was part of the military contingent on a Liberty Transport ship. They didn’t get liberty this trip and had to remain on alert. He told me they new the invasion was imminent because after unloading supplies they immediately had to begin assembling prison cells in the hold they brought along with them in order to house POW’s. He had this picture taken of himself for his parents in the event he didn’t make it. He said of D-Day that it was exciting and terrifying at the same time. Everyone had a fear it might be their last day on earth, and they were all scared sh!tless. He said it was a breathtaking sight that day because there were ships in the flotilla as far as the eye could see in all directions. Late that day they shot down an attacking Bf109, but he said although nobody could really take claim for the downed plane because there were dozens of ships firing on it at the same time, every ship took claim for it.
Me and “Wild Bill” Guarnere, part of Easy Company, who was portrayed in the series Band Of Brothers. He passed away in March. He was quite the character in real life also. “Get your ass down here and get your picture taken with me ‘cause I ain’t gonna be around forever ya know.”
...CBS Evening News has done a wonderful series of stories this week on survivors of D-Day...
Me and “Wild Bill” Guarnere, part of Easy Company, who was portrayed in the series Band Of Brothers. He passed away in March. He was quite the character in real life also. “Get your ass down here and get your picture taken with me ‘cause I ain’t gonna be around forever ya know.”
Which one are you? JK
Thanks for sharing that and want to express my appreciation to your father and all the brave young men who fought that day to keep us free.
LOL I'm the guy on right whose body right now feels like the guy on the left.Which one are you? JK
Thanks for sharing that and want to express my appreciation to your father and all the brave young men who fought that day to keep us free.
...they are to be the most honored and revered amongst the warriors...
To all the men anzacs, americans british etc, Thank you and you will be honoured forvever. thank you. I am ashamed to say when Churchill asked de valera to help england we stayed neutral. Did he not realise that Hitler would have taken over ireland too. !00,000 Irishmen fough none were honoured until 2 years ago. Sometimes i f****** hate My country. Once again thank you, you are/were true warriors and noble.
So many young people today can't even tell you what D-Day was. Sad.
i was born in the 70's and if i asked any of my friends do you remember d-day june 6 1944, they will think you mad. aside:
s couple of days before the invasion, there was a crossword puzzle in the times and one of the answers was the name of the d-day invasion - operation overlord, needless to say, Mi5 or MI6(I always mix them up) rounded up the compiler of the crossword.
s couple of days before the invasion, there was a crossword puzzle in the times and one of the answers was the name of the d-day invasion - operation overlord, needless to say, Mi5 or MI6(I always mix them up) rounded up the compiler of the crossword.
Just saw this story on the morning news. This was a wet-eye event! 70 years later, D-Day vet Jim 'Pee Wee' Martin jumps again - CNN.com
The phrase D-Day is known to many but very few people, myself included, understand the scale of the operation that was undertaken.
Here is a numerical list of the forces involved, the mind boggles just to grasp the statistics!
How on earth did ever they manage to co-ordinate everything?
Facts and figures of D-Day
D-Day was the biggest seaborne invasion and the greatest military campaign the world has seen.
Allied troops landed in Normandy 156,115
American (Omaha & Utah beaches + airborne) 73,000
British (Gold & Sword beaches + airborne) 61,715
Canadian (Juno Beach) 21,400
Airborne troops (included in figures above) 23,400
Aircraft supporting the landings 11,590
Sorties flown by allied aircraft 14,674
Aircraft lost 127
Naval vessels in Operation Neptune 6939
Naval combat ships 1213
Landing ships and landing craft 4126
Ancillary craft 736
Merchant vessels 864
Personnel in Operation Neptune 195,700
American 52,889
British 112,824
Other allied 4988
Here is a numerical list of the forces involved, the mind boggles just to grasp the statistics!
How on earth did ever they manage to co-ordinate everything?
Facts and figures of D-Day
D-Day was the biggest seaborne invasion and the greatest military campaign the world has seen.
Allied troops landed in Normandy 156,115
American (Omaha & Utah beaches + airborne) 73,000
British (Gold & Sword beaches + airborne) 61,715
Canadian (Juno Beach) 21,400
Airborne troops (included in figures above) 23,400
Aircraft supporting the landings 11,590
Sorties flown by allied aircraft 14,674
Aircraft lost 127
Naval vessels in Operation Neptune 6939
Naval combat ships 1213
Landing ships and landing craft 4126
Ancillary craft 736
Merchant vessels 864
Personnel in Operation Neptune 195,700
American 52,889
British 112,824
Other allied 4988
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This link has some famous voices reading news reports from D-Day.
BBC Radio 4 - D-Day Reports
BBC Radio 4 - D-Day Reports
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Here is a good image from your original link kingzeppelin
70th Anniversary - wow - it's great that you took the time to start this thread in commemoration of the many who sacrificed their lives on D-Day
This whole thread is making me sad and happy. Not happy, but proud.
My Father was in WW2 and Korea. He did not speak about it. Hells, he did not speak at all about anything. This was before I was even born. My mother told me that he did not even see my oldest sister until she was 3 years old. She had to live with his parents.
I saw his diary and letters.. I wish I still had them.
I can not imagine.
My Father was in WW2 and Korea. He did not speak about it. Hells, he did not speak at all about anything. This was before I was even born. My mother told me that he did not even see my oldest sister until she was 3 years old. She had to live with his parents.
I saw his diary and letters.. I wish I still had them.
I can not imagine.
