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I was sent this link today, and figured I'd share it with everyone.http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/uk/03/d_day_iphoto/html/default.stm If you wait for the map to load, you can click on the names to get personal recollections from guys that were there.

Ted

Boring the world, one post at a time.

Edited twice to get the right frigging link...
Edited by - tedg on Jun 06 2003 12:33 PM

Edited by - tedg on Jun 06 2003 12:34 PM

Talked to my nieghbor today, who was in the second wave to hit Utah beach. Didn't say much except "Thank you", yet it was enough to get this little old man misty.

So to all the Allied vets from that day everywhere....THANK YOU.

"Trample the wounded...hurdle the dead"

Ditto,

We owe you all a debt of gratitude! That goes for all who serve to keep our respective countries safe!<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Caveat Emptor

They will all be gone soon. The debt the world owes them can never be tallied, let alone repaid.

The most significant quote EVER in a movie: Tom Hanks in "Saving Private Ryan" at the moment of his death.

Rememeber what he said?



"The First Rule in a Gunfight: Have a gun. If you violate this rule, no other rules apply" Jeff Cooper

"Earn this"

"Trample the wounded...hurdle the dead"

I did have a short convo with aq World War two vet. At a nearby health food store picking up a few Clif bars. Acording to him thee Clif bars I like so much were once eaten by the boys in Europe & Asia, and went by the name of C-Rations.

He might of sounded a little bit senile, but he <b>was</b> talking about one of my fav snacks. So maybe he was onto something.

"You a Soldier or a Politician? By all means, let them pooch screw me. And don't care they killed a Marine. That honestly makes me wish they get a Generals blood on thier hands. Maybe then a few people will get thier heads out of thier..."

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