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baitcast
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Did you all forget this day?
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
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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BajaBlanca
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they have been having the most amazing reports on TV .. with veterans traveling to France and meeting locals ... exchanging stories .... THANKS
VETRANS.
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Hook
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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."
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Bajahowodd
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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.
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BajaGringo
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We lost a family member there. God bless all of them...
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bajaguy
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The Longest Day
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!!!!!
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baitcast
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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.
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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BigOly
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Did you all forget this day
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?
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Marc
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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]
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bajalou
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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.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
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mcfez
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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.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Depreator
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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.
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briantroy
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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.
These endless lands and unique waters are not simply soil and sea. These elements of earth and water are as much a part of me as my blood and organs.
And the people that populate this corner of the world lift my spirit to heights that allow me to see what is truly important; The beauty of life. And
that is the essential gift.
– B. Florez, Mission of Souls.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Depreator
Turning point of the war in Europe. |
The turning point was Stalingrad.
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Bajajorge
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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.
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baitcast
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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
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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DENNIS
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| 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.
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Bajajorge
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| Quote: | 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)
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baitcast
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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
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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DENNIS
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Historical landmarks are generational and you guys shouldn't be reading excuses into my post. I wasn't making any.
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