D Day, June 6

[Madelaine Amee]

Today is D Day. How many of you remembered the people who gave their lives so that we could live in freedom.

History | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army (https://www.army.mil/d-day/history.html)

[Bucco]

Today is D Day. How many of you remembered the people who gave their lives so that we could live in freedom.

History | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army (https://www.army.mil/d-day/history.html)

The culmination of a horrible, horrible event, but one necessary to end an era of misery.

Those people you reference are real heroes and to whom we all owe so much.

[Stu from NYC]

We were there a few years ago and the courage of these young men was incredible and amazing.

We owe them a debt than can never be paid.

[Two Bills]

As a small kid, I remember all the convoys heading to the south of England.
Troops threw coins to us as we waved to them.
Prized possesion was chocolate that only American soldiers seemed to have.
I was to young to realise what was happening, but it was one of the few things of those times I do remember.

[anothersteve]

One mans story.
D-Day “Things You Don’t Forget” | Memoirs Of WWII #14 - YouTube (https://youtu.be/fd8okLRFUeQ)

Steve

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

My dad jumped into Normandy with the 101’ST Airborne he spent an hour wandering around alone except for seeing a few Germans , he finally hooked up with some other troopers who thought he was.a high ranking officer because he was 38. You see my father had been a Union organizer in the 30’s all over country and then fought in the Spanish Civil war he was to old for ww2 but went anyway. He was rewarded for his service by being kicked out of his National Union office during the 1950’S witch hunt for communist , never bitter for himself ( he still had his iron working card) but sad for all the lives ruined . I guess for a lot of people today my father still wouldn’t be considered a good American , he would get a laugh out of that

[OCsun]

On June 6th, 1944, at a stretch of sand known as Omaha Beach, a group of courageous and frightened men achieved an astounding thing, a victory won at great cost. We today who live in a free an prosperous nation are the beneficiaries of their service and sacrifice.
Thank You to the 29th Division who lead the first wave.
My dad, Paul L Kendall, was a Sergeant in the 29th and landed on day two.
I keep his love for the men he lost alive, by supporting The National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
It is located in Bedford, Virginia. If you get a chance, please visit their web site.

TWO BILLS - Your story of the chocolate coins really hit my heart. My Dad loved kids and always talked about giving the candy, especially the Hershey Bars to kids he would come upon in his travels during the war.

[JoMar]

And how many more generations will it take to either be forgotten or rewriten?

[Madelaine Amee]

And how many more generations will it take to either be forgotten or rewriten?

It is not forgotten in Europe. I have been there during this time and seen the incredibly moving ceremonies in all the Allied countries in honor of the men who fought and lost their lives. They also keep the memory going with the Flanders Poppy. You will not find anyone in the UK without a poppy in their lapel on this day.

We also have a National Poppy Day to remember our war dead National Poppy Day® May 22, 2020.

[JoMar]

It is not forgotten in Europe. I have been there during this time and seen the incredibly moving ceremonies in all the Allied countries in honor of the men who fought and lost their lives. They also keep the memory going with the Flanders Poppy. You will not find anyone in the UK without a poppy in their lapel on this day.

We also have a National Poppy Day to remember our war dead National Poppy Day® May 22, 2020.

Have friends in Europe and I agree, they have a much more personal view of what that day meant. I think the are better at teaching the upcoming generations on legacy than we are. Pearl Harbor day is hardly observed anymore and if you have a conversation with recently graduated grand kids they have no idea what that meant. We no longer teach.

[Madelaine Amee]

Have friends in Europe and I agree, they have a much more personal view of what that day meant. I think the are better at teaching the upcoming generations on legacy than we are. Pearl Harbor day is hardly observed anymore and if you have a conversation with recently graduated grand kids they have no idea what that meant. We no longer teach.

My husband was in London on business one year when the Jewish Memorial Service was held in Horse guards Parade and the Cenetaph. It was a miserable, cold, dark, wet day and people were lining the streets to cheer these elderly soldiers, some in wheel chairs, some walking on canes, some on walkers. It has never left my memory. Jewish Veterans And Serving Personnel Take Part In Remembrance Parade (https://www.forces.net/news/jewish-veterans-and-serving-personnel-take-part-remembrance-parade)

[Stu from NYC]

On June 6th, 1944, at a stretch of sand known as Omaha Beach, a group of courageous and frightened men achieved an astounding thing, a victory won at great cost. We today who live in a free an prosperous nation are the beneficiaries of their service and sacrifice.
Thank You to the 29th Division who lead the first wave.
My dad, Paul L Kendall, was a Sergeant in the 29th and landed on day two.
I keep his love for the men he lost alive, by supporting The National D-Day Memorial Foundation.
It is located in Bedford, Virginia. If you get a chance, please visit their web site.

TWO BILLS - Your story of the chocolate coins really hit my heart. My Dad loved kids and always talked about giving the candy, especially the Hershey Bars to kids he would come upon in his travels during the war.

Have been to the memorial in Bedford, lived nearby in Roanoke. I second the notion of well worth a visit. Lots of fellows from Bedford lost their lives the first day

[Stu from NYC]

We had a tour of two landing beaches and also had a chance to visit the cemetary.

Always thought the French hated us but a different story emerged during this day.

The people in Normandy love us and that day quite a few school children were there placing flower and wreaths by the tombstones of our soldiers.

[Bruce03]

My Dad, Chief Master Sergeant C. H. Harris, Jr. He was in the Corps of Engineers and later built bridges to enable the army to advance. I don't know what day he arrived, but I think in the third day or so. I would ask him about it and he always downplayed it that he could only hear the bullets going over his head. Today, we know more about the reality and horrors. Thank you, Dad and the many other heroes. We are free today because of people like you and we stand to learn from your generation that today, especially today, challenges face us. And we, you and I, must step up and do the right thing. Only then can we truly honor others.

[Stu from NYC]

My Dad, Chief Master Sergeant C. H. Harris, Jr. He was in the Corps of Engineers and later built bridges to enable the army to advance. I don't know what day he arrived, but I think in the third day or so. I would ask him about it and he always downplayed it that he could only hear the bullets going over his head. Today, we know more about the reality and horrors. Thank you, Dad and the many other heroes. We are free today because of people like you and we stand to learn from your generation that today, especially today, challenges face us. And we, you and I, must step up and do the right thing. Only then can we truly honor others.

Very true thanks for sharing.

[MandoMan]

My Uncle Joe went ashore on Utah Beach on D-Day.
My Uncle Johnny was transferred to General Stilwell’s baseball team in India and spent most of the war playing ball.
My Uncle Bob was a medic who served with Desmond Doss in the Pacific (and thought he was a prig). Then he served in Japan during the occupation.
My Great-uncle John, Lt. Col. John Christian, was blown up in Rangoon Harbor in Burma as the war closed. He had been the U.S. Army Liaison to Lord Mountbatten and was in Army Intelligence, as he was the top U.S. expert on Burma.
I haven’t forgotten.

[OCsun]

I loved reading everyone’s memories, thanks for sharing.

[WesMan]

These people were truly the Greatest Generation!!! They did save the world and our generations!!!

[nn0wheremann]

Today is D Day. How many of you remembered the people who gave their lives so that we could live in freedom.

History | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army (https://www.army.mil/d-day/history.html)
How about the Fifth Army? They liberated Rome the day before, June 5, 1944. Or VT8, all but one died initiating the attack on the Japanese fleet June 5, 1942. Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground...or at sea.

[Madelaine Amee]

How about the Fifth Army? They liberated Rome the day before, June 5, 1944. Or VT8, all but one died initiating the attack on the Japanese fleet June 5, 1942. Find the cost of freedom, buried in the ground...or at sea.

Thank you for adding your family history of WW11. It is easy for us to only remember the big ceremonial days in the calendar and forget the thousands of people who gave their lives liberating the cities of Europe.

[Bay Kid]

I had several uncles that were in WW11. We were lucky, all were able to come home. As a child Sunday dinner at Grandmas was full of their stories.