Boy! D-Day Anniversary And......

[Raven]

it would appear that with the current losses of soldiers in Iraq and afghanistan being the highest ever...14 guys last weekend alone, focus has shifted off of the past to the present with tensions rising over Iran, Russia, North korea....Nigeria and on and on it goes ...that combined
with the political debates.... the D- Day rememberance wasn't top billing.

we just have deployed lazer capable drones over all major airports to shoot down shoulder fired missles and thwart other terrorist attempts of sabotage. It's a sign of the times we live in I guess.

[animal]

I think I'll pop in Saving Private Ryan,have a few frosties,and be thankful for the bravery of our dads and granddads.

[Squid kids Dad]

Thanks for the reminder...

[likwid]

Was on NPR this morning.
Was on msnbc.com this morning
Was on cnn.com this morning

[Squid kids Dad]

I guess we arent home watching tv all the time...

[Striperknight]

My brother in laws father was on the American flagship during the D-Day
landing. He has told me several times what that day was like. That was some crazy insane stuff. Shame that this country has a 15min memory.

[Mike P]

IMO it's mainly because we only tend to make a big deal when certain anniversaries arise--like the 50th, 60th and so on. 63 isn't that type of number, unfortunately. In 12 years, I guarantee you that the 75th anniversary of it will get huge attention.

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