D Day

[Richard/Ca]

I was 2 1/2 months from being born on D-Day my Dad was or still is a WW1 vet. died in 1978. And I had two brothers some were in the Pacific. And I am proud of all 3 of them. And will until my last breath as well as all the veterans that served this county in its time of need. Shame,Shame to hell with all time news media that would not even mention D-DAY. That enough now Shut up Richard

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

I was 2 1/2 months from being born on D-Day my Dad was or still is a WW1 vet. died in 1978. And I had two brothers some were in the Pacific. And I am proud of all 3 of them. And will until my last breath as well as all the veterans that served this county in its time of need. Shame,Shame to hell with all time news media that would not even mention D-DAY. That enough now Shut up Richard

You don't have to shut up, Richard,
Givem' HELL! This is our way of SALUTING all our great VETS, living or deceased.
We thank all our Vets for the great life we are able to enjoy. The Whole Williamson Clan!

 

[Kevin - Illinois]

I am humbled by the fact those men gave their lives that I can enjoy mine. I just hope that I have lived mine in a manner that represents their courage and honor... God bless them and all of our troops!

 

[Milton]

This is one of the better videos I have seen in a long time and not a word is spoken. See what you think!




REVEILLE

 

[fonti]

well...I'm too young and as a Swiss I don't have lost relatives in the war (ok, in the 11th and 12th century, when we kicked those German and French asses!!!) - but when you're standing at the clipps in France or at one of those huge military cementeries there you have to be greatful to all of those soldiers who helped to win the WWII!!
And it's sad that the younger generation does not know anything about that but they all have 500 friends on facebook...

 

[dean from bozeman]

A couple years ago my wife, two children and I visited Normandy: Point du Hoc, Utah Beach, Omaha Beach and the cemetery, which like the embassy is US soil in France. Actually we took the ferry to Normandy from England so we were able to get a chilling perspective.

Walking around and seeing the craters caused by the bombing, massive chunks of concrete blown yards away, the cliffs of Point du Hoc and Omaha and Utah beaches will be memories that I will take to my grave. As we walked into the cemetery a choir from Georgia sang some American songs. I was overwhelmed and cried.

Talking to the local people it was interesting how cordial they were and how thankful they are. They spoke in great praise of how Americans had given their lives to liberate them.

Dean

 

[Brad in Germany]

Took the Family to Normandy Beaches just before PCSing from Germany last year. The last photo is to keep with the Model A theme. ...my 1931 68B parked next to a WWII era Jeep in Germany.

Fordially,
Brad in Maryland

 

[RcT]

Yes, we lost a huge amount of men during that landing. Yes, the day and the men should not be forgotten, but doesn't it seem strange that it is not a bigger deal in Europe. Shame on us, but a bigger shame on them.

Every war and every battle should be remembered and each man is a hero, no matter where his sacrifice was made. What an absolutely insane way of mankind settling differences... if that same effort and investment were spent on construction rather than destruction, one can only imagine what our world would be like today...

I am trying to stay within the rules of this forum, and it has nothing to do with Model A Fords, I know, but I can't possibly fathom how my comments can be taken as a political opinion.