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

[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

[JohnR]

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

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

[BigFish]

Clue us in Mike....I love history!

[Skip N]

Originally Posted by 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

Interesting, but i was thinking of another important event that happened on June 4th of 1944, Allied troops entered, and thus liberated Rome from German occupation. After a long and bloody struggle trying to break out of Anzio and Cassino. The Italian Campaign was one of the bloodiest of the war, yet most people know nothing about. But i wont forget, my grandfather was there.