God bless "the Greatest Generation".
The men (and women) who participated and supported this endeavor (should) have our eternal gratitude for what they accomplished on this day 75 years ago...
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God bless "the Greatest Generation".
The men (and women) who participated and supported this endeavor (should) have our eternal gratitude for what they accomplished on this day 75 years ago...
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Anyone who does not understand should watch the first ten minutes of "Saving Private Ryan". I'm sure it is only a semblance of what they faced, but it is the most powerful representation I have ever seen.
Set revisionist history and politics aside if you need to and just appreciate the men as human beings when something greater demands sacrifice.
My father went in D+6 at Utah beach. He joined the army 11-14-1940 God bless him. I joined the Navy 11-14-1980.