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SomeGuyFromOlympia

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D Day

Thank you greatest generation ever

that is all


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Pretty great they were.
We're talking people born around 1925 with parents born around 1900 that lived out 1940's.
Every invention of significance came about during all those years.
Every triumph of the will of a warrior was tested during those years.

Depressions, roars, bootlegs, and more. It's the greatest story ever told, and it was written by those old folks that everyone should treat with respect.
 
Curbkrawler said:
One of the biggest honors of my life was visiting those beaches. Words can’t describe. We had a WWII veteran with us on the tour. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Normandy do not pass it up…
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Ill 2nd this. Between walking the beach and visiting the cemetery there, very powerful experience.
 
Toreadorranger said:
Ill 2nd this. Between walking the beach and visiting the cemetery there, very powerful experience.
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It was low tide when we were at Omaha. I walked to the waterline and looked towards the bluff and can't honestly imagine how those men did it... I swear it was 400 yards to the shingle. If you can walk through that cemetery and not get emotional you are a better man than me.
 
Bebop said:
Lots of locals have forgotten the past of these beaches.
Americans are often there reminding others of what they mean.

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I didn't get that feeling when we were there... I guess there are some. I was amazed at how welcoming and warm they were. It seemed every house or business had an American flag displayed in a window or hanging. I think the Norman people are more patriotic towards America than our current shitty youth are.
 
Curbkrawler said:
It was low tide when we were at Omaha. I walked to the waterline and looked towards the bluff and can't honestly imagine how those men did it... I swear it was 400 yards to the shingle. If you can walk through that cemetery and not get emotional you are a better man than me.
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Harder, meaner, more self-centered, but not Better. Understanding sacrifice is, well, it's uplifting. Ug. Too much dust in my clean room now...and all I did was look at pictures.
 
A time when AMERICANS:usa::usa::usa: LOVED AMERICA:usa::usa::usa::usa:

Curbkrawler said:
It was low tide when we were at Omaha. I walked to the waterline and looked towards the bluff and can't honestly imagine how those men did it... I swear it was 400 yards to the shingle. If you can walk through that cemetery and not get emotional you are a better man than me.
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eraser5 said:
Harder, meaner, more self-centered, but not Better. Understanding sacrifice is, well, it's uplifting. Ug. Too much dust in my clean room now...and all I did was look at pictures.
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Curbkrawler said:
Imagine running across this with 80lb on your back, soaking wet, seasick, with artillery, Mortars, and MG fire everywhere. Just could t imagine…
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after jumping out of those awful landing craft.

I can't imagine a worse design than opening the front door and having all your men concentrated in one small unprotected can pointing directly at machine gun nests.

Terror.
 
Muckin_Slusher said:
after jumping out of those awful landing craft.

I can't imagine a worse design than opening the front door and having all your men concentrated in one small unprotected can pointing directly at machine gun nests.

Terror.
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The landing scenes in Saving Private Ryan are probably the best war recreation I've ever seen/heard. Terrifying even from the couch.

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Muckin_Slusher said:
after jumping out of those awful landing craft.

I can't imagine a worse design than opening the front door and having all your men concentrated in one small unprotected can pointing directly at machine gun nests.

Terror.
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They are still the same way today. Except that there are vehicles that carry infantry into the beaches.
 
Wife and I were there a few years ago. I definitely recommend going. It was low-tide when we were there, and walking from the water up to the road, just imaging being shot at with absolutely nothing to hide behind is overwhelming. Those guys were some serious badasses. Many never made it off the landing boats.


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Many of the trenches and bunkers up at the top are still there.

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One thing that stood out to me at the cemetery is just how many of the headstones were marked as Unknown.
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Roc Doc said:
The landing scenes in Saving Private Ryan are probably the best war recreation I've ever seen/heard. Terrifying even from the couch.

:usa:
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We saw it in the theater.

Being a history nut, I've seen many of the combat news reels covering the landing. Some kids in front of us were screwing around. They started chuckling when a soldier turned around to pick up his arm that was shot off (this was in actual combat footage). In a not so pleasant tone I announced, "THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED PEOPLE".

Not another giggle or word for the rest of the movie.
 
Roc Doc said:
The landing scenes in Saving Private Ryan are probably the best war recreation I've ever seen/heard. Terrifying even from the couch.

:usa:
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I've read numerous reports that some D Day vets had to get up and leave the theater during the part of the movie showing the landing on Omaha Beach because it was so realistic and disturbing to them.
 
Alot to unpack on that landing and to think about. I can't imagine what the guy running the boats went through. As I understand once they dropped off the first load of troops it was back to get more and repeat. Seems like that would be worse than hitting the beach.
 
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