And on a more serious note

Today is the 64th anniversary of D-Day. Jimmie at the Sundries Shack has posted a stirring tribute to for all who gave their lives in defense of both freedom and liberty that fateful day, and the days after. Lawhawk has a great post up as well.

Into the Jaws of Death – U.S. Troops wading through water and Nazi gunfire (June 6, 1944).

The sacrifices of The Greatest Generation will never be forgotten.

Previous D-Day blogging:

2007 – This week in history
2006 – Remembering D-Day

3 Responses to "And on a more serious note"

stackja says:

June 6, 2008 at 8:44 pm

ST another link
The Sixth of June
Lorica says:

June 7, 2008 at 12:57 pm

There is no doubt that these men were some of the bravest people on the planet. Many of whom went thru the landings of Scilily, and Anzio. They all knew what they were going into. They had all heard the stories about Hitler’s “Fortress Europa”, they knew there was a very big possibility that they would die, yet they went to their deaths. This nation lost thousands of men in the first few hours of the D-Day landings, their courage under fire is unknowable to most people. These are amazing men.

Look at this picture, this could very well be 2nd or 3rd wave. Imagine what these men were thinking seeing all of this smoke and explosions. There is atleast 100 ft of open water between that LST and the beach, maybe even 200ft. God Bless these men and the families they left behind. There are still many thousand MIAs from WWII and hundreds of thousand KIAs, as we have all seen, many of these men are buried on foreign soil. God Bless them, and God Bless the Wives and Children they left behind. – Lorica
Bob Reed says:

June 7, 2008 at 11:30 pm

I’ve had the good fortune to visit Normandy, France, and to see many of the important battlefields and landing beaches. And, I must admit that I became a bit overwhelmed when I visited the US cemetery overlooking Omaha beach.

I was traveling with a couple of Flemish ladies, both history teachers, who had accompanied me to the American cemetery that day. It was a beautiful day in late July, 1996, and there were many US tour groups there.

As we stood in front of a large monument, I was lost in the moment; looking out over the seemingly endless rows of crosses. It was a sobering and moving sight.

One of the ladies remarked; “There are sure a lot of Americans here today”.

As I cleared the knot from my throat I replied; “Yes Lisa, there certainly are”.

Lost in the language barrier was my more subtle meaning; a double entendre. The approximately 10,000 fallen warriors there were all Americans, and they were there every day. They had paid the ultimate price for freedom; an act at once both unfortunate and necessary. This ugly fact of humanity is lost on many in our modern world; where the lines of good and evil are blurred by multi-culturalism, moral relativism, and our good fortune at having been spared such a cataclysmic, all encompassing, struggle over the last half century. It is a matter of fact that those soldier came to fight there so that the shooting war would never progress to their home front and directly threaten their loved ones; very much like in Iraq (a reality that seems to be lost on many Americans today). These heroes of freedom gave all of there tomorrows, so that I could enjoy fond memories of my many yesterdays; and so that their loved ones could live free, from danger, fear, and oppression, for all their days to come.

I don’t pretend to speak for all, but I personally salute their service, revere their sacrifice, honor their memory, and will NEVER forget the principles they fought for!

God bless all of those who were part of that heroic operation 64 years ago.
God bless the United States.
Semper Fidelis

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