Take a moment today to remember all those who returned to start hot rodding ... and those who never got the chance.
Thanks to the "great generation" What they did for our Country. When you think of what they did it is nothing short of amazing.
June 6th, one of the most important days in modern history. Do not forget the men & women who struck a blow against one of the worst evils to ever stalk this earth, fascism.
Remember the sacrifice and the good men and women lost to uphold peace and justice in the world ...ALWAYS. I agree with Uncle Pancakes about his comments. Also a day I remember my Dad who we lost ,at 89, on this day 4 years ago. Very fitting though he was a WW 2 vet of the RCAF. Miss you Dad. Rob.
Thanks to all of those generation, whether they were fighting thousands of miles away, or fighting to here to build the equipment needed to battle evil. Lets not only remember the "glorious dead", but also those who were forever disfigured and mutilated, left with daily reminders of their sacrifices for our way of life. And thanks for hot rodding!!!
Those boys freed France so years later a dude named Ryan would see his first hotrod on their soil............................
yea i was going to start a thread, but i didnt know if it would get deleted! i never for get D Day! so many lost so fast in the opening hours of operation overlord. may your rest in peace. and for the few remaining survivors THANK YOU! for real freedom! i love helping ww2 vets when i meet them, and always shake their hands and thank them! and if you have family that served thank them for me, big creep from burbank!
My wife and my 2 grandchildren went to Dover Castle in Kent on the 4th, June We saw a few old solders with many medals on there chest, I thought it was a reunion but wasn't sure what, the guide told us that the 4th was the last day of the big lift from Dunkirk, and that these guys were all that's still with us, he told us that in 2002 reunion you couldn't count them,there was so many, now just a couple handfuls, it was very emotional. I never realised that although a fews years apart D Day and Dunkirk were so close on dates We all owe these chaps and girls a lot
Honor and respect. The unseen scars of that day lasted 65 years for my grandfather. He never spoke of it until last year. He finally spoke to me, through teared eyes, recounting the moments that remained hard to speak of. Though he suffered much physically though all of his days, he cast aside any need for sorrow in respect of those who lost much more. The hell they walked through and endured for us all to cannot be imagined. If only the lessons of those days could be understood and remebered, our world may be a different place. The greatest generation, I bow my head in respect. To those that have and continue to serve to protect our freedoms and way of life, thank you.
From dad's flight log. He said they set on the Flight Line all day on the 6th, flew on the 7th. Lots of history in one short line. Larry T
LarryT That is amazing. Hard for me to read, Can you tell us what each column title was? and what is written in the last two columns. Slim
Slim, Here ya go. He flew American made WACOS and British build HORSAS. Last two lines are From/Ramsbury, England and To St. Marys or ?????? France. I'd have to get out the log to figure out the other place. I don't know if he was carrying troops or equipment. He really didn't talk about the war to much and I was to dumb to ask questions before he was gone.
Wow, LarryT, thanks for posting that. Something I've never seen before, true gritty history. Thats something they should show you in school-first hand accounts of those days.
Wow....that picture just left me speechless. If any Philly hambers want to meet a real live tough guy that won a Silver Star for his actions on June 6, 1944, drop by Cousins Luncheonette at 23rd and Passyunk ave , any day of the week around 7am. The man I'm talking about is Bill Guarnere, who's story was told in the Band of Brothers series. He was the Sgt who had his leg blown off at Bastogne. Talk to these guys while you can, they are true heroes.
Thank you all for adding to this. LarryT. That is an amazing document. Thanks again for sharing. Slim
..........I don't know if he was carrying troops or equipment. He really didn't talk about the war to much and I was to dumb to ask questions before he was gone................ Now that I think about it, it was probably troops. To make it a little more personal he got together with some of his war buddies once and he was talking about on a combat mission (this one maybe) that when he landed, he had to turn the glider sideways to get it to stop in the area they had to land in. When he did the glider broke in half and one of the soldiers (I think 82nd Airborne) fell out of the crack and dad was afraid he was dead. He said the guy rolled about 3 times, hit his feet and started running to catch up. I guess he wanted to be with everyone else. Listening to them sure was differnet than History class. Larry T
Wow, I'd forgotten all about today's date until I read this thread. Kudos for starting it. I had an uncle who landed South of Normandy on D Day. The currents and winds carried them away from the designated landing site. When they hit the beach they didn't encounter any resistance but they also didn't know where they were. They just regrouped and headed inland. D Day passes almost unnoticed in the US but it is a major Memorial Holiday in France. Go figure.
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