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Title: it's THE day !
Post by: straffo on June 06, 2003, 03:17:55 AM

to all that have fought.

Title: it's THE day !
Post by: davidpt40 on June 06, 2003, 04:27:04 AM

"Alight boys, don't worry.  The AirCorp has bombed the heck out of the Jerries on the beaches, and the Navy bombardment has destroyed most if not all of the bunkers and pillboxes."

Imagine what it would be like to be on the first landing crafts on Omaha Beach.  I wonder if its a painful experience being shot?  *SALUTE USA*

Title: it's THE day !
Post by: Pei on June 06, 2003, 07:25:59 AM

to all

Sword
Juno
Gold
Utah
Omaha

"Greater love hath no man than this"

Title: it's THE day !
Post by: Furball on June 06, 2003, 07:28:11 AM

Quote

Originally posted by davidpt40
"Alight boys, don't worry.  The AirCorp has bombed the heck out of the Jerries on the beaches, and the Navy bombardment has destroyed most if not all of the bunkers and pillboxes."

Imagine what it would be like to be on the first landing crafts on Omaha Beach.  I wonder if its a painful experience being shot?  *SALUTE USA*

hmmm... and what about all the British, Canadians, Australians, French, Polish (+ Many more that stormed the beaches)

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Post by: SLO on June 06, 2003, 07:30:14 AM

they where all americans but in different uniforms :D

Title: it had to be horrific
Post by: Eagler on June 06, 2003, 07:46:25 AM

(http://www.dday.freeservers.com/dday8.jpg)



(http://galeria.origo.hu/kincses/rcapa.jpg)

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Post by: Seeker on June 06, 2003, 07:47:23 AM

Quote

Originally posted by SLO
they where all americans but in different uniforms :D

How cheap.

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Post by: GrimCO on June 06, 2003, 07:57:07 AM

Bought the Band of Brothers DVD Box set the other day...

The situations were taken from the real life people portrayed in the series. It's a pretty good indication of what it was like over there. I'm damned sure glad I wasn't born yet and didn't have to fight over there. Horrific stuff...

to all who gave some, and some who gave all over there.

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Post by: Scootter on June 06, 2003, 08:02:31 AM

Anyone ever play Medal of Honor Allied Assault?

The level that you get to storm THE beach is ungodly, try it at hardest setting in memory of all who fought.

Stop by a WalMart and thank the greater he was prob. in the big one. What a great generation, they deserve our respect.

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Post by: vorticon on June 06, 2003, 08:39:45 AM

to all the americans british CANADIANS (only ones to acheive there objectives you know) australians etc. etc.


i really do wonder what happened to the navy bombardment and air strikes...

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Post by: loser on June 06, 2003, 08:42:52 AM

:(

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Post by: bikekil on June 06, 2003, 09:01:26 AM

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Post by: Saurdaukar on June 06, 2003, 09:04:30 AM

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Post by: hawk220 on June 06, 2003, 09:11:11 AM

easily the most moving experience of my lifetime was sitting at the top of the cliff next to the American Military Cemetary in Normandy.

 The distance from the shore to the top is a long, long way. I can't imagine the fear those boys had facing such opposition, and I don't like to think of the outcome had they not displayed such courage.


They saved the world and we should never forget them.

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Post by: muckmaw on June 06, 2003, 12:49:52 PM

I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of 5 sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine that would attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot reframe from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our heavenly father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost and the solonm pride that must be yours to have laid down so costly a sacrifice upon the alter of freedom.

Yours very sincerely and respectfully,

Abraham Lincoln

to all who served, and paid the price for freedom....

:(

Title: it's THE day !
Post by: AWMac on June 06, 2003, 01:24:43 PM