The Longest Day...

[WILMASBOYL78]

Today marks the 74th anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy. Most of those who took part in this monumental effort are gone...the few that remain are in their mid 90's. Here is a story of one of those heroes;

Lest We Forget :flag:

http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180606/remembering-d-day-74-years-later

[A12pilot]

I recently watched a documentary on the landing, and was astounded by the amphibious tank concept. Had the waves not been as high as they were that day, it would have worked and I think less of our boys would have been lost. Truly fascinating.

Cheers
Dave

[77Z28]

Definitely the greatest generation, incredible courage! Todd

[markinnaples]

Thanks for posting this. May Jesus Bless all of those incredible young people who did what they had to do so we can do what we want to do.

[x77-69z28]

Hats off to the greatest generation. And overpaid NFL players would take a knee for the National Anthem. Disgusting.
Buddy

[BJCHEV396]

Three of my uncles landed on Juno Beach.They were combat engineers.All three made it home but were changed men.I had the honor to visit Normandy in 2010 and we toured the beaches and cemeteries.God bless them.

[jdv69z]

Thanks for posting this. May Jesus Bless all of those incredible young people who did what they had to do so we can do what we want to do.

I had several uncles and a father involved in that war. One uncle was a captain under Patton, another flew 30 missions into Germany for the mighty eighth in a B17, another spent 8 months as a POW near Munich. Still another in the navy. My father was in the army engineers and was transferred out of an infantry division that was mauled at the battle of the bulge before that battle. Funny how they all seemed to know what was really important in life.

Here's a link to my Uncle Tom relating his POW experiences.

https://www.pbs.org/video/cet-history-thomas-linneman-wwii-pow/

[TimG]

We visited Normandy Beach last November and also visited the museum. I didn't realize that the cemetery is American Soil. The French really have a nice service every day in honor of those that lost their lives there.

I'll watch your uncle relating his experiences, Jimmy. Thank you for posting the link.

[markinnaples]

I'll definitely check that out Jimmy, thanks for posting it. Give your family members our thanks for everything.

[Billohio]

I am trying to remember this correctly but i think the man i bought one of my farms from was at Normandy 6 days after the invasion. Had to be a horrible site

[Crush]

I had several uncles and a father involved in that war. One uncle was a captain under Patton, another flew 30 missions into Germany for the mighty eighth in a B17, another spent 8 months as a POW near Munich. Still another in the navy. My father was in the army engineers and was transferred out of an infantry division that was mauled at the battle of the bulge before that battle. Funny how they all seemed to know what was really important in life.

Here's a link to my Uncle Tom relating his POW experiences.

https://www.pbs.org/video/cet-history-thomas-linneman-wwii-pow/
I watched this and got the chills. Horrible to listen to but a reminder of the realities/cost of freedom. Young people need this reminder.

[RPOLS3]

I had several uncles and a father involved in that war. One uncle was a captain under Patton, another flew 30 missions into Germany for the mighty eighth in a B17, another spent 8 months as a POW near Munich. Still another in the navy. My father was in the army engineers and was transferred out of an infantry division that was mauled at the battle of the bulge before that battle. Funny how they all seemed to know what was really important in life.

Here's a link to my Uncle Tom relating his POW experiences.

https://www.pbs.org/video/cet-history-thomas-linneman-wwii-pow/


What a moving interview - thanks for sharing and thanks to them for their service. Most of us have no clue. They were the greatest generation for sure.

[TimG]

I watched your uncles interview, he was just a young boy from Ohio. The last few minutes of the interview was certainly the most difficult.

[jdv69z]

Yes, he actually was a witness to Dachau. I don't think he ever spoke about it for years afterwards.

[mockingbird812]

Three of my uncles landed on Juno Beach.They were combat engineers.All three made it home but were changed men.I had the honor to visit Normandy in 2010 and we toured the beaches and cemeteries.God bless them.

My father-in-law was a combat engineer at the Juno landing. Wounded and recuperated in England.

[Billohio]

Very interesting story Jimmy. This for sharing

[BJCHEV396]

My father-in-law was a combat engineer at the Juno landing. Wounded and recuperated in England.
It's surreal when you walk on Juno Beach.There are gun enplacements and bunkers still there and people are sunning themselves and kids are playing.Also what struck me was how open and defenseless the troops would have been running onto the beach from their landing boats.Took a lot of nerve and bravery for sure!

[bluel78]

Thanks Jimmy for sharing your Uncle's story.

[TimG]

The "Million Dollar wound", still have all body parts and you get to go home. He had a great sense of humor.

[BJCHEV396]

Great story.Thanks for sharing.