D Day

[Fawlty]

Just in case we forget what was happening at this time 69 years ago. The video at the end of the article is a good reminder.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/worl ... -time.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/10103352/D-Day-The-greatest-invasion-of-all-time.html)

[alantf]

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword. More than 9000 casualties. These men gave their lives so that we might live as free men today.

[mole2]

My father went ashore on Omaha as an engineer. God bless all those from then through now.


:)

[alantf]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... dings.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336753/Back-beaches-final-time-D-Day-heroes-return-Normandy-mark-69th-anniversary-landings.html)