Remembering D-Day
June 6th, 2006 . by CaryToday in History, 1944:
Allied Forces stormed ashore at Normandy, creating a turning point in World War II. German forces were forced to retreat, and the U.S. and her allies liberated France and the rest of the European Continent.
Find a WWII vet today, and thank him (or her) for his (or her) service.
Semper Fi, and God bless you all.
Well said Cary. I noticed that Fox News seemed to be the only mainstream channel to even mention it (not a think on CNN’s website today either). Of course, being in Oki, I may have missed something……
Nice touch Cary about thanking a vet.
No, you didn’t miss anything, John. No mention of it of note. Here in Phoenix the weather (we had a dust storm last night) had all the headlines. Imagine that: a dust storm in the desert. How Novel!
Sues: I mentioned that because I am from the tail end of an era when the vets weren’t thanked. The first person to thank me for my service was the guy at the VA office when I started calling around about vet plates for my car; that was twenty years after my service. He said “Thank you for your service – welcome home.” Almost made me mist up a bit. Marines don’t cry, you know.