June 6,1944 God Bless those in the Allied forces who fought bravely on this day..As a Free American I Thank You... http://www.ddaymuseum.org/museum_general.html
WWII is my other passion. put this uniform together through high school. WWII 101st Airborne, circa June 1944. I won't forget.
My dad fought in WWII for our freedom. I was lucky enough to thank him before he died. He acted a little embarrassed but said "OK"... Then he gave me an Iron Cross he got from a German prisoner of war.
You must of been real proud of your dad..Thanks for sharing that Rock.... great uniform rat..I love WWII era GI stuff myself
My Grandfather-in-Law passed last year, but he was on the first wave on Omaha Beach. He was an Army Sniper and made it alive. He never talked about it, but I too thanked him for his service towards freedom. As a special gift, I too an a WW2 fanatic, my father-in-law gave me the very canteen he wore while storming that beach. Its now in my collections cabinet, my prized posession. It was an honor to recieve such a thing. Please, I ask all of you...if you ever come across any WW2 vets, thank them, salute them for giving thier lives to what could have been a sacrifice for you and me to live in freedom today. I have a real passon for this stuff, being prior US Navy and a family of traditional service to our beloved country. For any WW2 vets on our forums, especially Normandy Invasion Vets, I salute you w/ the greatest of Honor and thanks from the deepests of my soul. There are no words that could describe my deepests of gratitude!!!! (stands up from chair) <SALUTE>
My father who passed a year ago March was part of the D-Day invasion. He came in on Utah. While he wasn't part of the 1st wave. It was still plenty dangerous when he hit the beach.
Thanks to all the Veterans, both British (my home) and American (where I now live) we have the freedom to pursue our lives in the manner we see fit.
my wifes great uncle was at D day and was wounded badly a few days later. he told us it was hell.hes still around and is one tuff man.my uncle just had his leg removed because of the metal in his leg from the battle of the Bulge.my Dad was in the 10th Mountain in Italy.i never heard them complain or say they regeted any thing they did.thanks to them we are still free.
yeha i worked with a guy still around the mpls area ,he has his 34 he did up in between ww2 and korea he built it first in california he was training up in washington and would go down to cali ,on leave and brought it home when he left the service,drove the damn thing all the way back to mn in 53 ,he was there in the real early days at the salt and other speed runs the runway was the best place to open up,some day ill get pictures of his collection,so many parts all built back then we now call vintage, he bought a 1921 i think thor 2 cylinder of the scrap truck his buddy drove,in stead of letting it go to the metal drive that bike is way cool,he saw alot of***** he says ,but his love of hotrodding is what he will turn any conversation to,thanks
God bless all those brave Vet's......including my Dad who was there 60 years today!!........thanks Dad!!
Thanks to ALL of the dads, uncles, brothers, cousins and grandfathers that were there! May we never forget...
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