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Originally Posted by BigFish
barely a footnote! Nothing on the news, nothing on the radio.....newspaper had mentioned it on page 10! How quickly we forget....what a shame!  |
I was think that myself. And it was very underreported today...
I had the honor of visiting Normandy twice while in High School (AJTROTC) and it will always remain in my mind the sacrifices these guys made
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Originally Posted by Mike P
June 4th is a much more significant date in WW 2 history anyway. How many people can tell me what the significance of that date is without Googling it? Here's a hint--it's the day that the tide of the war in the Pacific turned due to the bravery of a handful of outnumbered and undergunned aviators, flying obsolete aircraft against the cream of the Japanese military, against overwhelming odds. It's right up there with Trafalgar in the annals of Naval history. No one ever marks that date, or remembers the brave men who died on that date. I'll bet you right now that June 4, 2017 passes with hardly a mention |
The Battle of Midway