GC8

Sixty four years today. Something that we should all remember.

chocolate_o_brian

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excellent post simon

CooperS

Definitely

moff1888

A lot of my mates have been parading in Normandy from wednesday til tomorrow. Far from overlooked from us.

GC8

Thanks Andy (both of you). I dont know if its on the news or anything, buy as I was sat here it occured to me... The Americans tend to kid themselves about WW2, but theres no denying that their landing on D-Day was hell and we owe it to the soldiers involved, and to ourselves, to remember.

hectic

Lest we Forget

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

well said. i shall bear a few moments to remember those lost

GC8

Overlooked on ScoobyNet.

jjones

BBC - WW2 People's War - Archive List

awesome resource, can learn a lot from reading this actual accounts.

moff1888

Smatt

Definately not overlooked.
I sat at my PC about 8.45 this morning, thinking that 64 years ago now, men were dying by the second, for the benifit of our freedom.
I couldn't think of a way to express my thought's, without moaning about the world today, so didn't bother.
My grandfather went in on the 6th. Not first wave, he was in the Desert Rats who went in later in the day, due to being battle hardened.
They were at sea, waiting to go in, so god know's what they were thinking.

The BBC website did a bit 'on this day'.

I have been over to Normandy & the Somme, to pay my respects to our relatives. Not glamourising it, but both area's are worth a visit, if you feel inclined.

The above picture is of the US cemetry above Omaha. For those who are interested, in the film 'The Longest Day' the winding route off the beach towards the end of the film, is still there and leads to this cemetry.

Also a time to think of all of our lads away on active duty at the moment.
Risking life and limb so we can be free to chat on here & such like.

phil_wrx

iTrader: (2)

thats me digging out the band of brothers box set

GC8

Maybe 'Saving Private Ryan' for this evening: principally for the beach landing scenes. My girlfriend bought me BoB a few weeks ago (to replace my moody copy); it has to be the most engaging television series I have ever seen.

phil_wrx

iTrader: (2)

pure tv class and the bits where they talk to the veterans each episode is based on is amazing.

druddle

My wife's great uncle was a commando who followed the gliders into Pegasus Bridge, so we have lots of reasons to remember today. He made it for around 3 weeks after they landed but was shot whilst out on patrol in a village.

We have been to his memorial in Ranville Cemetary a couple of times. Very sobering.

Dave

Sosbanite

Well posted GC8.

Nothing on the Beeb news about this

moff1888

Real men. To be only a fraction as brave.

daddyscoob

Great great post these people were true hero's. I am ashamed to say I forgot. Sorry

Fuzz

Well said GC8

moff1888

We shall remember them.

GC8

I went to Arnhem is 2003, to stay with friends and one of the people I went withs uncle was a Para who died there (eldest brother and his mother was the youngest sister froma big family). As you say: it was very sobering. I detoured back through Arnhem on the Scumball this year and it struck me again as we drove over the bridge. It doesnt look like the film of course, Henk (isnt every Dutchman called Henk?) tells me that the film was located at a town with a very similar bridge down the river, which survived the war relatively unscathed. The area around the bridge in Arnhem is all soulless concrete now, after getting its **** blown off in 1944...

GC8

Seeing as you mentioned it moff.

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

Great Post, Lest we forget, (R.I.P.Uncle Harry we miss you) Cannot beleive I forgot it.
Cheers
Colin

mellinator

If only I had steel ***** like these heroes