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Did you all forget this day?

baitcast - 6-6-2011 at 02:58 PM

The day of all days the Normandy Invasion-D DAY,6-6-34,the day the world had prayed for had finally come to pass.

Everyone sat glued to their radio,you could hear horns,people yelling,everything stopped,Dad our family was happy they had picked this day for the invasion for it was my birthday,ten years old there could be no better day,those boys were the best generation this country has had to date.
Rob

BajaBlanca - 6-6-2011 at 03:15 PM

they have been having the most amazing reports on TV .. with veterans traveling to France and meeting locals ... exchanging stories .... THANKS VETRANS.

Hook - 6-6-2011 at 03:43 PM

I'm sure it's a typo, Rob, but add ten years to your date and you've got it.

I'm still so fascinated by WWII; the heroism and the horror.

Time for some good Churchill quotes from WWII?.........

"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."

"Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'"

"We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old."

Bajahowodd - 6-6-2011 at 03:47 PM

My father was there. He was a student at the US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY; in the Naval Reserve, and called up to support the mission.

He had many stories about his experience.

BajaGringo - 6-6-2011 at 04:03 PM

We lost a family member there. God bless all of them...

The Longest Day

bajaguy - 6-6-2011 at 04:18 PM

June 6, 1944

My Uncle was there, landed at Omaha Beach around 1:30PM. A Captain commanding a battery of armored artillery, the 105mm M-7 Priest.

When I was promoted to Captain, he gave me his silver Captain's Bars and his Colt M-1911A-1 which he carried throught Europe.

God bless The Greatest Generation on this special day!!!!!

baitcast - 6-6-2011 at 04:32 PM

Life as I remember it was so much different in those days,victory gardens,metal drives the radio,news on the saturday matinee everyone would cheer with good news I,m sure they never told us the bad news all the time.

Everything was saved nothing was thrown out,when we came home from fishing nothing was wasted the heads and guts went in the garden,after cleaning a rabbit the guts went in the chicken coop,I cleaned every vacant lot of dandylions which I feed to the rabbits.

You walked everywhere dad only had so many gas coupons which he needed for work,when I did a good job that week I got .25$ which had to last who knows how long,a nickel for the bus .10$ for the movie I was really living by then.

We are not those people.

Did you all forget this day

BigOly - 6-6-2011 at 05:10 PM

Baitcast... Can you imagine what our kids think about us in "our" days" in regards to physically working, you know like actually hands on working? "My dad worked for 25 cents a day and on and on". Now, can you imagine not having a cell phone? Not having a computer? Not having some object stuck in your ear 24/7 to hear whatever it is . Can you remember the days when you woke up and listened to the birds and they told you what was in store for you that day. At every airport, at every restaurant, everywhere where there are people there are so many vacant eyes and ears. Birds represent something special that we are all walking by with our ears closed and our eyes closed. They tell us to SLOW DOWN. What's the big hurry?

Marc - 6-6-2011 at 06:13 PM

I remember blackout curtains, endless military convoys, gas ration stamps. My mother could not buy butter so we mixed coloring into some kind of white margarine. Everything was saved or turned in. One of my earliest memories is the day the family received a telegram that my uncle was killed on his 29th birthday in 1943 in tho South Pacific. Another Uncle was wounded in North Africa, healed up and rejoined Patton's Corps. My dad quit his job and went to work building ships in Oakland. Different time-different people. My mom often dressed me as a sailor. Later on I wore the real uniform.


[Edited on 6-8-2011 by Marc]

bajalou - 6-6-2011 at 07:12 PM

In '43 I was delivering telegrams in the small town where I lived in Colo. Probably half were from the War Department to the families of service men killed in action. Not a fun job.
Also remember gathering milkweed pods & silk for use in life jackets, gathering iron to be sent to the steel mills for tanks? etc. Ration books, Parkay (the white stuff with the yellow dot in the bag), dimes for savings stamps books.
Different back then for sure.

mcfez - 6-6-2011 at 07:58 PM

I'll admit...I did indeed forgot this important day in history.
Landing on the beach head...is a sure definition of what Hell is.

Being a youngster in the early 50's....
Mum would drive into L.A. from Arcadia....to pick up Dad at Broadway. I remember many glass windows of downtown being painted black.


Thanks to the men on that beach......for I have freedom on this day.

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Depreator - 6-6-2011 at 11:15 PM

As a Navy veteran myself I know the importance of this date. It was way before my time, but with that said I remember those we lost on that day. Turning point of the war in Europe.

briantroy - 6-7-2011 at 01:27 AM

I have a great respect for that generation. I only hope the current and future American generations meet and defeat any enemies threatening our way of life with such bravery and willingness to sacrifice.

Skipjack Joe - 6-7-2011 at 07:07 AM

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Originally posted by Depreator

Turning point of the war in Europe.


The turning point was Stalingrad.

Bajajorge - 6-7-2011 at 08:24 AM

I knew that someone on this forum would remember that great day in our history, and in some of our lives.
On another Baja forum that I go on there was not one mention of DDay, 6June1944. But on that forum there are several that I question their patriotism. It's sad to see history being skewed by these types.
And yes Lou, I remember back then scrounging up every empty cigarette pack I could get my hands on to peel off the foil, roll it into a hugh ball and bring it to the collection point to help the war effort.
God bless the USA.

baitcast - 6-7-2011 at 08:44 AM

I have a friend who lives in Toronto he tells me that no mention not one tv,paper or radio was made,many Canadians died that day on Juno beach,I,m afraid its a sign of the times,I don,t understand.

I remember the foil balls and the white butter also,a long time ago.
Rob

DENNIS - 6-7-2011 at 08:56 AM

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Originally posted by Bajajorge
I knew that someone on this forum would remember that great day in our history, and in some of our lives.
On another Baja forum that I go on there was not one mention of DDay, 6June1944. But on that forum there are several that I question their patriotism. It's sad to see history being skewed by these types.
And yes Lou, I remember back then scrounging up every empty cigarette pack I could get my hands on to peel off the foil, roll it into a hugh ball and bring it to the collection point to help the war effort.
God bless the USA.



In defense of the memory impaired, we, the USA, being a warrior nation, have so many important dates to mark on our calender. For some, those memorable dates are currently being made every day.
Forgetting one, or more, is a sad testimonial to distractions other than disrespect. We are being so numbed with war news anymore that not many occurances stand out above the rest and there are many who would like to forget it all.

I'm not a peace advocate or a pacifist by any means. It's just that my memory banks are being overloaded.

Bajajorge - 6-7-2011 at 09:07 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote:
Originally posted by Bajajorge
I knew that someone on this forum would remember that great day in our history, and in some of our lives.
On another Baja forum that I go on there was not one mention of DDay, 6June1944. But on that forum there are several that I question their patriotism. It's sad to see history being skewed by these types.
And yes Lou, I remember back then scrounging up every empty cigarette pack I could get my hands on to peel off the foil, roll it into a hugh ball and bring it to the collection point to help the war effort.
God bless the USA.



In defense of the memory impaired, we, the USA, being a warrior nation, have so many important dates to mark on our calender. For some, those memorable dates are currently being made every day.
Forgetting one, or more, is a sad testimonial to distractions other than disrespect. We are being so numbed with war news anymore that not many occurances stand out above the rest and there are many who would like to forget it all.

I'm not a peace advocate or a pacifist by any means. It's just that my memory banks are being overloaded.



CRS is an affliction that overcomes just about all of us with age. It however is not an option when it comes to our troops and the security of the USA. OMPIO(Only my politically incorrect opinion)

baitcast - 6-7-2011 at 09:11 AM

Sorry Dennis but in that war 70 or 80,000,000 died,the entire world was involved had not the good guys prevailed you and I would be speaking german or japanese this day.
Rob

DENNIS - 6-7-2011 at 09:23 AM

Historical landmarks are generational and you guys shouldn't be reading excuses into my post. I wasn't making any.

baitcast - 6-7-2011 at 10:01 AM

Peace bro you are a favorite.

mtgoat666 - 6-7-2011 at 10:19 AM

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Originally posted by baitcast
had not the good guys prevailed you and I would be speaking german or japanese this day.
Rob


German is pretty easy to learn for english speakers! With German domination, our automakers would be making better, more creative cars like Mercedes and BMW and Volkswagon. With germans we would have better vacation and health care benefits.

Japanese domination would have brought better cuisine and more polite behavior to our shores!

p.s. baitboy, don't get your panties in a bunch - 'tis a joke!



[Edited on 6-7-2011 by mtgoat666]

DENNIS - 6-7-2011 at 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by baitcast
Peace bro you are a favorite.


Thanks, Rob. No problems here, amigo. :)

drarroyo - 6-7-2011 at 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by baitcast
Sorry Dennis but in that war 70 or 80,000,000 died,the entire world was involved had not the good guys prevailed you and I would be speaking german or japanese this day.
Rob


you mean like the germans & japanese are speaking english today

drarroyo - 6-7-2011 at 11:56 AM

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Originally posted by Bajajorge

God bless the USA.


say what??? what about all others? what about the germans & japanese? why aren't you throwing your god's blessings upon all?
you sound like those sick rats out in the desert. congrats.

Skipjack Joe - 6-7-2011 at 12:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by baitcast
Sorry Dennis but in that war 70 or 80,000,000 died,the entire world was involved had not the good guys prevailed you and I would be speaking german or japanese this day.
Rob



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

I was surprised to read that China lost up to 20 million.

Switzerland was the place to be. (or South America)

baitcast - 6-7-2011 at 01:15 PM

Those numbers are obscene,we were fortunate on D-day in that the Russians had already broke the Germans back before the landing,the allies still lost thousands that day.
Rob

briantroy - 6-7-2011 at 11:55 PM

So silly that people go to such lengths to make a point. That generation stood up for what they believed in, and they defeated what, in my opinion, was an evil force. Pretty clear cut stuff. We might not ever be faced with such an obvious enemy, but I hope we can be as brave.

[Edited on 6-8-2011 by briantroy]

Skipjack Joe - 6-8-2011 at 06:14 AM

Yes, it's hard to argue for genocide. The numbers are overwhelming. And this is just Europe.

Jews:The Holocaust is the term generally used to describe the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II

Roma: Most estimates of Roma (Gypsies) victims range from 130,000 to 500,000 .

Handicapped persons 150,000 to 200,000 handicapped persons were victims of N-zi euthanasia.

Ethnic Poles 1.8 to 1.9 million civilians were victims N-zi crimes against ethnic Poles;

Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians Sources in the English language estimate 4.5 to 8.2 million Soviet civilians were victims of N-zi ethnic cleansing and the war;

Homosexuals- 10,000-15,000 Gay men perished in N-zi concentration camps;

Other victims of N-zi persecution-
Between 1,000 to 2,000 Roman Catholic clergy.
about 1,000 Jehovah's Witnesses;

Serbs The Croatian allies of N-zi Germany murdered between 320,000 and 340,000 ethnic Serb residents of Croatia and Bosnia during the war