64 Years Ago Today...

June 6, 1944. Allied troops began the invasion of Nazi controlled France at Normandy. To those who are veterans of D-Day, and indeed, to all those who have served: Thank You.

The Other One wrote:

To those who are veterans of D-Day, and indeed, to all those who have served: Thank You.

I agree.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to visit the beaches of Normandy as well as the American Cemetery. No one said a word as we were walking through the cemetery.

The Other One wrote:

June 6, 1944. Allied troops began the invasion of Nazi controlled France at Normandy. To those who are veterans of D-Day, and indeed, to all those who have served: Thank You.

I agree also. Thank you for everything you have done for us and our country.

We are losing WWII vets at a estimated rate of 1,000 per day I read this somewhere and can't remember where

I knew a couple D-Day veterans. One was my uncle, the other was a combat medic. They both started on D-Day and ended up at the Battle of the Bulge. My uncle was named Kleinschmidt and ended up in a prison camp guarded by a German sergent with the same last name, so he said that helped him. The combat medic I knew didn't much like telling about any of it. The world was a bitch to live in then.

My hubby has some relation that is named Kleinschmidt.

Thank You! All veterans!