Last year at this time, I had a lot of requests to post videos commemorating the anniversary of D-Day. This was hugely popular, receiving over 60,000 reads. As such, it seems fitting to revive it on the 64th anniversary.
First up, a new one, embedded right, FDR's speech to the nation that day. Next up, this one was supposedly created by an eighth-grader for a history project. Really fabulous.
Finally, as no film out of Hollywood has better captured what happened 64 years ago on Omaha Beach, the opening scene from "Saving Private Ryan" is available in four parts here, here, here, and here.
No such commemoration would be complete without Abraham Lincoln's famous letter to Mrs. Lydia Bixby on the unfortunate occasion of her having lost her fifth son during the Civil War:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 21, 1864.Dear Madam,--
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle.
I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save.
I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
A. Lincoln
Some friends of NewsBusters had their own D-Day tributes last year that deserve a look as well:
- Mary Katharine Ham "I am often at a loss for words when writing about a time when we were at no loss for heroes."
- Ace of Spades Slublog quotes Gen. Eisenhower's famous pre-invasion speech.
- NewsBuckit (Reagan's 40th anniversary of D-Day speech)
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Gen. Eisenhower's Address to Troops Pre-Invasion
June 6, 2008 - 09:02 ET by Ken ShepherdAvailable on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.c...
Thank you, Noel, for doing
June 6, 2008 - 09:24 ET by motherbeltThank you, Noel, for doing this again.
We need to remember.
The one by the highschooler is amazing.
Here's to our boy's on the
June 6, 2008 - 09:24 ET by oldArmyHere's to our boy's on the 64th anniversary of D-DAY. You won't see alot of this on the news today, but to all these heroes. I Thank You for all that you fellas did. To all those Soldiers/Marines that never came back. Words cannot describe the gratitude the world has for you laying down your lives to ensure freedom throughout. To your brothers that came home. To quietly return to their lives. Never asking for anything but a chance to make something of themselves for their families. It saddens me to think we're losing about 1500 of you men a day. A resource that will never be replenished. Sticking together through thick and thin. All for a common purpose. The sacrifice everyone made to ensure Victory will never be forgotten.... our best generation. An America....long gone.
What some people may not know....
June 6, 2008 - 09:38 ET by Prester John....is that there was a huge amount of movie footage that was taken from the very beginning of the landing that was unfortunately lost when it was being taken back to the fleet to be developed. A huge loss for history and future generations.
Video Removed
June 6, 2008 - 09:47 ET by Wonder95Noel,the second YouTube video you referenced has been taken down. The message says it is due to a terms of use violation. Maybe it was deemed "too patriotic" by the libs at YouTube?
Hardly a Peep
June 6, 2008 - 10:49 ET by CaringwhiteguyNot much MSM mention of D-Day anywhere today. However the AP did post the following and the LA Times did an actual by-lined story about this American hero today. http://www.nytimes.c...
Maybe there's just a glimmer of hope out there. RIP Jack Lucas.
Noel, thank you for these
June 6, 2008 - 10:51 ET by celatorNoel, thank you for these D-Day references. I looked in vain at our local papers, and a couple of national papers, and could find no commentary about D-Day--though I'm sure other papers must have carried some.
We have a Pointe Du Hoc veteran who lives in the neighborhood, and I have spoken to him many times about that event. He is a national treasure, as are all the vets of that day and time.
Google does it again! (or doesn't)
June 6, 2008 - 10:53 ET by ssuarezGo over to Google and note that they decided to celebrate the birthday of Diego Velazquez instead of D-Day. Given their interest in helping dictatorships control information for a profit, maybe they sympathize with the Nazis over the allies.
And they can't use their usual bullshit excuse that they don't like to change the logo too often to maintain their identity!
No class. All a$$.
June 6, 2008 - 11:27 ET by motherbeltNo class. All a$$.
Thank you Noel.......
June 6, 2008 - 11:21 ET by BEGRUNTBeing a historian myself, it is unfortunate that over the years people have forgot the meaning of D-Day, and what it represents, the defeat of evil. "People that dont learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
"If a man does his best, what else is there"?
General George S. Patton Jr.
Speaking of Historians
June 6, 2008 - 15:39 ET by Del DolemonteBe sure to read this year's D-Day column by historian Victor Davis Hanson, who is as we speak leading a tour of Normandy military cemeteries.
http://www.realclear...
I ask the Liberals on this
June 6, 2008 - 11:25 ET by futbolisgreat1I ask the Liberals on this site, who post on here, if it was wrong of FDR to lead the nation in prayer during this speech?
Imagine if President Bush would have done EXACTLY what FDR did and lead the nation in prayer on Oct0ber 7, 2001 when we went into Afghanistan or in March 2003 when we went intor Iraq.
Notice also the words he uses.....
The outrage of the left would be have been pathetic.
This is what I have always said, historicla ignorance is what is leading this nation straight down the toilet tube.
How many Democrats and Liberals who have claimed that President Bush wears his religion and God on his sleeve say the same about FDR? and we all know, FDR is one of the Presidents that most Democrats hold dearest.
FDR and D-Day prayer
June 6, 2008 - 18:17 ET by JerI ask the Liberals on this site, who post on here, if it was wrong of FDR to lead the nation in prayer during this speech?
No...and I would not have objected to President Bush leading the nation in prayer; but preferably on 9/11, and one considerably shorter than FDR's. Brevity certainly made Lincoln's Gettysburg address more meaningful.
Jer
Opinion
June 6, 2008 - 18:42 ET by cheesegraterYou should have said... (I think) "brevity certainly made Lincoln's Gettysburg address more meaningful." since that is your opinion and not necessarily so. I'll admit that it was short, but that's not what made in meaningful.
Gettysburg Address
June 6, 2008 - 21:59 ET by JerWell, of course, it is my opinion--and maybe I should have substituted or added the word "memorable"--but I think it is an opinion shared by many. And, for the record, I did say that brevity had made it "more" meaningful.
Prior to Lincoln's appearance, the leading orator of the time, Edward Everett had entertained the crowd with a grand and glorius--but very lengthy--speech, which was then followed by Lincoln's brief remarks. Afterwards, Everett confided to Lincoln that the President had said more in two minutes than he [Everett] had said in two hours.
Jer
Reagan's Pointe-du-Hoc speech
June 6, 2008 - 12:14 ET by Lord Elicanihttp://www.youtube.c...
"Behind me is a memorial that symbolizes the Ranger daggers that were thrust
into the top of these cliffs. And before me are the men who put them
there.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. These are the men who took the cliffs.
These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes
who helped end a war.
Gentlemen, I look at you and I think of the words of Stephen Spender's poem. You
are men who in your 'lives fought for life . . . and left the vivid
air signed with your honor.'"
Murrow turning over in his grave
Murrow turning over in his grave
Ed Murrow had a child and the damn thing went wild
- Lindsey Buckingham
Thank you Lord
June 6, 2008 - 22:09 ET by JayTeeFor those Quotes from a Republican who Loves Freedom, and America.
Important to Remember
June 6, 2008 - 12:44 ET by MeanderingIt is important for us to remember and never forget their sacrifices that we can be here today enjoying our many freedoms. Thank you Noel in helping us remember the heroes of old so we can appreciate the heroes we have now.
A Reporter Who Was There
June 6, 2008 - 12:52 ET by Del DolemonteThe entire piece is MUCH too long to post here, so here is the link to how a true American original, reporter Ernie Pyle, saw the invasion. It was written a week later:
http://journalism.in...
Healthy Discussion
June 6, 2008 - 13:17 ET by JDWThere was no reasoning to work through with the Nazi's in order to overcome their intentions.
Today is no different with the terrorists.
The only way to eliminate their goals is through the decimation of the terrorists.
Healthy discussion is a means to an end to failure.
JDW
If you mention ANWR it means you don't care about the environment but when congress says ANWR it means you don't care about the gasoline prices
News D-Day blackout (can I say that these days)?
June 6, 2008 - 13:26 ET by kirch66I am livid that every news website I can think of doesn't have one single story on their main web site commemorating D-Day! It's not like we're talking about some minor battle here, this is one of the single most important battles in modern history!...you know....for LIBERTY against the Nazis!...arguably the most horrible socio-political movement in modern times! Anyone....Bueller....anyone? What is wrong with this picture? ABC.com, CNN.com, Drudge, even FOXNEWS.com doesn't have anything!!! I was able to do a word search for "D-DAY" on a couple of these sites but the stories were either anecdotal or old.
I'm a USAF veteran and have five generations of veterans in my family and I find this HIGHLY offensive and disgusting that this day is ignored like this. All I can find today in the news is Obama, this Obama that...! Gag and puke!
"The moment you give up your principles and your values, the moment you laugh at those principles and those values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period." - Oriana Fallaci
Well what do you know...
June 6, 2008 - 13:57 ET by kirch66MSNBC.com actually has an Images of the Day link on their main page with photos of D-Day. No commentary for context (that might mean actually reporting about why we fought), just photos. And I didn't have to search their site to find it. I only had to scroll down and to the US, world & politics section. To get any actual news on this historical event you have to go into the site and then there is a couple of videos.
"The moment you give up your principles and your values, the moment you laugh at those principles and those values, you are dead, your culture is dead, your civilization is dead. Period." - Oriana Fallaci
History Channel had it on
June 6, 2008 - 14:12 ET by Lord ElicaniHistory Channel had it on This Day in History on their website, but that's about all I've seen of it.
Hell, as a college age male, it pains me to know I have friends that don't even recognise the importance of this date.
Murrow turning over in his grave
Murrow turning over in his grave
Ed Murrow had a child and the damn thing went wild
- Lindsey Buckingham
D-Day
June 6, 2008 - 14:23 ET by okiehawk44As you watch these old images and listen to the words of our leaders, if you do not send up a very large "Thank You" to all those who sacrificed life, limb and loved ones for our ability to live as free people, I so pity you. I am awed by these people and always have been.
Walking with my Grandfather at the WW2 memorial.
June 6, 2008 - 14:41 ET by SyriusNoel,
Thanks for the posting. My Grandfather got his appendix taken out the day before D-Day. Recovered, got back into the fight and fought all the way through the Bulge. Walking with him through the WW2 Memorial in DC was one of the highlights of my life. So many people came up, shook his hand and thanked him. If anyone gets the chance to visit DC, the WW2 Memorial is the place to be.
Syrius
Sy
June 7, 2008 - 15:37 ET by Noel SheppardSy,
The WWII Memorial is amazing. Also one of my favorite spots in DC, although nothing beats sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at night looking towards the Capitol. I really love that.
On the other hand, and I've been meaning to write about this for years, the condition of the lawns and mirror ponds there are a disgrace. I was especially angered my last time there in April. The ponds were filled with litter, and algae, and scum. It almost made me cry.
Then, as I approached the WWII memorial, people actually had their shoes and socks off, and were placing their feet in the fountain in the middle of the exhibit. Can you imagine that? I was furious. Wanted to tell people to get their stinking feet out, but realized I was WELL outnumbered.
Where did the reverence and respect go? What would it cost for those lawns and ponds to be perfectly maintained every day? $100,000 a day? $1 million a day? In a $3 trillion budget, we can't find $365 million to keep our most precious monuments and mall looking spotless and well-manicured?
Or is that asking too much? ns
Yeah, I can understand...
June 7, 2008 - 16:44 ET by SyriusNoel,
On the other hand, The FDR memorial was designed for people to interact throughout the site. Fountains and waterfalls for people to splash and engage with all of the structures.
As for the budget, money is always tight when everyone wants to cut taxes. The only way is to raise them. It is not as if money grows on trees. Oh well, I guess we'll be stuck with less money and less beauty. Unless we get everyone to start volunteering their time. NB could donate 10% of its ad revenue to the beautification of the National Mall. I'm sure all the NB conservative and liberal posters would want to donate to the cause to beautify the National Mall. How about creating a fund on the site for everyone to contribute by way of a paypal account and for every dollar contributed, the MRC will match it with two of their own dollars? Then we'll show the HuffPost and DailyKos we are better than them in being patriotic and supporting our fallen heroes. I'm going to call my Grandfather and let him know of the huge gift from the MRC...Thanks Noel for helping in getting this going!!!
Syrius
Sy
June 7, 2008 - 18:56 ET by Noel SheppardSy,
Money's tight when people want to cut taxes? Really? When's the last time you studied the historical budgets of the United States of America?
Here's the link: http://www.whitehous... When you're done studying this, why don't you explain to the class what's happened to tax revenues in America since our last tax cut in 2003, as well as what's happened to spending, and then make the case that we have less money available as a result.
I await your response with great eagerness. ns
Your right...what was I thinking.
June 8, 2008 - 14:17 ET by SyriusNoel,
Tax revenues, budgets, incomprehensible fiscal policies...what are we going to do? Hope for Change...LOL!
As you have said we should rely on the Federal Government to do what private citizens are unwillingly to do. By transferring taxpayer funds from programs we don't need, we should be able to provide for those programs we do need.
So, if the MRC can show through the "National Mall Beautification Fund" here on NB, maybe we can get matching funds from the Feds.
Has Brent Bozell been receptive of this proposal? Also, I think we should start another fund for the Operation Freedom Memorial and start proposing it to our Congressional Leadership for matching funds...Get back to me.
Syrius
Sy
June 8, 2008 - 15:03 ET by Noel SheppardSy,
Thank you for punting on my request that you prove your assertion that tax cuts have resulted in less money available for government programs. Of course, I didn't expect you to try, because nothing could be further from the truth, and there is nothing in the historical budgets that backs up such a claim.
Sadly, the lack of historical or factual basis doesn't prevent folks from offering such an opinion. Why is that? ns
Perception is reality.
June 8, 2008 - 15:48 ET by SyriusNoel,
I'll make plenty of mistakes with the perceptions on the economy and the Federal Government just like everyone does, especially us liberals. Hey, so inform me. I'm all ears. The Federal Government has plenty of money to help, wouldn't be nice to see private ventures such as "The National Mall Beautification Fund" sponsored by the MRC with NB pulling in money from the posters. I would love to see this happen, wouldn't you???
Syrius
Sy
June 8, 2008 - 16:22 ET by Noel SheppardSy,
Would I love to see this from private funds? Why? The federal government will spend $3.1 trillion this fiscal year. That is double what we spent in 1996. As I live in California and am a business owner with employees, I pay SIGNIFICANTLY more in total taxes as a percentage of my income than 99 percent of Americans.
As such, I would like some of that money to go to keeping my nation's capital city clean. Are you suggesting that's un-American of me, or that I, as a taxpayer, have no right to wish such a thing?
On the other hand, if you're for such endeavors coming from private funds, then let's cut the taxes of folks like myself, and this will give us more money for charitable purposes like you suggest. After all, subsequent to the federal, state, and local governments getting my money, as well as Social Security and Medicare, I still have to feed my family, put a roof over their heads, pay college tuition, etc., etc.
Or, do you really just want people like me to sign over our checks to the government? :-) ns
I'm just asking if the MRC...
June 8, 2008 - 16:43 ET by SyriusNoel,
...could start the campaign to fund it from generous donations, maybe not from you personally, from others who would like to see it bear fruit. I thought with your position at NB you would be able to get the ball rolling. This wouldn't create a shortfall in cash to you personally, just a little time to nudge the right people in the right way. Donate a little time to the effort and watch it bear fruit. If we are going to rely on Government funding...that could take years. How long did it take to build the WW2 Memorial?
I wait with baited breath on how you do with the proposal to the powers that be!
Syrius
Sy
June 8, 2008 - 16:50 ET by Noel SheppardSy,
This whole thing was a red herring on your part. You come into this thread with a nice story about your grandfather, and how wonderful it was walking through the WWII Memorial with him. I comment that this is also one of my favorite sites in DC, but that I'm disappointed with the condition of the lawns and ponds in that area.
Now, suddenly, you think it's the MRC and MY responsibility to begin raising money to clean up this area?
You know, Sy, you want me to be civil with you. However, you've just made it clear that if I express any misgivings about anything, you're going to hold me and the MRC responsible for making reparations.
Makes me want to go back to ignoring you, and certainly makes it less likely that I'll express such feelings to you in the future. ns
For some reason, why would you attack me?
June 9, 2008 - 11:01 ET by SyriusNoel,
Through your subsequent omissions and deflections, I can only infer
from your statements you were avoiding the issue. What am I to believe
when you tell me it's all a red herring, yet, what I proposed is
clearly attainable and actionable. You proposed Federal funds to be
transfered from one program to another i.e. a possible pork barrel
project to the beautification of the Mall project; which smells of
socialism by the way. On the other hand, I proposed a joint venture in
which the MRC, as a private entity, could use its clout to affect
change by partnering with the Federal Government to clean up the Mall;
Privatization of a public place. Several private firms already do this
type of work. It's not as if this is a new concept. So, in the end, I question you on not proceeding forward with this project and I wonder if there is anyway for the NB posters to help in the future by way of donating time, money and/or
both.
Please try to understand what I've had said...My entire idea came
from our discussion of the WW2 Memorial and it would be insulting to
think I would use the honor of the fallen as a prop. My thoughts and
ideas are genuine on when it comes to honoring all those who have
served and are still serving.
If you truly support the memory of all those who sacrifice themselves for this country, past, present & future, then I would only hope to see some kind of movement on a project such as the one I have presented.
Syrius
Conversely, based on
June 9, 2008 - 12:49 ET by Roger the ShrubberConversely, based on Syrius' recent lack of intelligent and civil postings here of late, perhaps Syrius should start the Syrius Douchebag Poster Fund. A small statue of an unemployed, mom's basement-dwelling Dorito-covered tub-ass could be the ultimate goal. Perhaps Syrius could go the traditional Liberal way by showering his local congressman with liquor and whores (or even fellating said congressman himself, if that would seal the deal), hoping to get the necessary earmark buried in the next general funding bill to get this majestic project moving along.
Come on, Syrius, put your Congressman where your mouth is.
Wow...you strung that together in your own head?!?
June 9, 2008 - 13:04 ET by SyriusRog,
Projecting much today? Nice job of reading thoughtfully through the thread. I propose a very decent plan and all of a sudden I'm the bad guy. I'm the whining socialist. I'm not the one to say it's the Federal Government's job to take care of our monuments by using taxpayer's funds. I only proposed a joint venture between private/ public entities. A private entity must have the backing or permission of the Federal Government to build a new memorial or be able to clean existing memorials by using private funding which may or may not receive matching public funding. If the program receives approval than you are allowed to proceed with said project on Federal property. I'm absolutely amazed that a group of conservatives on a conservative website would have such an aversion to such a plan as honoring the past, present, and future fallen patriots of this proud and humble country. It's the least we can do. Why the hate? Don't you support our troops and their sacrifices.
Syrius
I was going to include in
June 9, 2008 - 13:36 ET by Roger the ShrubberI was going to include in my above statement a plea for you to try and avoid your overused hardly-unexpected "projection" rebuttal, but held back, hoping that you would have learned from the last time I smacked your nose over using the same, tired, lame refrain. But, alas, you are truly a one-trick pony.
Perhaps you and Sarcasmo can get together and brainstorm some new lines of attack. Maybe you two can switch off, where you can expand your limited vocabulary, adding "whiner" to your "overused" list, and Sarky can add "projecting" to his.
Buh-bye, slink away...
June 9, 2008 - 14:02 ET by SyriusRog,
Didn't work this time, did it? Rog, I would have expected more from someone with a great wit. Facing the fact, what I said speaks the truth...looking over any snarky comments on your end...you have nothing, zilch, zero...to contribute to this thread. To beautify the National Mall through a private/public venture is a huge undertaking and can be done. So, supporting the memory of our fallen heroes in a space that requires constant care, we should just continue on the same road leading to disrepair. What did you mumble while you're slinking away...?
Syrius
Oh, was I supposed to be
June 9, 2008 - 14:10 ET by Roger the ShrubberOh, was I supposed to be engaging you in "serious" conversation?
I guess you are more obtuse than I thought.
Rant away, comrade. Keep on projecting!
Thank you for coming, have
June 9, 2008 - 14:15 ET by SyriusThank you for coming, have a great week, my next show will be in one week at the Bellagio!!!
See ya,
Syrius
For our resident whiny Socialist
June 8, 2008 - 01:00 ET by UnsaneAs for the budget, money is always tight when everyone wants to cut taxes. The only way is to raise them. It is not as if money grows on trees. Oh well, I guess we'll be stuck with less money and less beauty. Yep, just what I expect from a whiny Leftist. I bet if cut just one pork project from even the great state of TX, we'd have more than enough money to render all of DC more spotless than Singapore.
Perhaps, though, we COULD raise taxes - on the poor. We need to, as the bottom 40% of wage earners pay only 0.06% of the tax burden. The top 60% pay the rest.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Unsane...
June 8, 2008 - 16:35 ET by SyriusUnsane,
I'm not whining about the Mall. It is spectacular in all of its glory. Noel was the one to bring up some of the ugliness he has seen while visiting. I wouldn't call it whining just an observation. If you think there is money to be cut and transferred to DC, by all means, let's do it. To have my local area cleaner and attracting more money for the local economy on the taxpayer's dime, you won't have me complain whatsoever. I would love to see it happen, wouldn't you???
What's your thoughts on a new memorial for the current fallen heroes of the current campaigns of Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom? Wouldn't you like to see the MRC and NB spearhead the proposal with funds created from all of us here at NewsBusters???
Thoughts?
Noel hasn't said anything on the subject, I would guess he's going to surprise us with a HUGE announcement on this matter! Go Noel!!!
Syrius
D-Day
June 6, 2008 - 17:44 ET by geoff.galeI've been listening to the radio this morning and have not heard one mention
of D-Day. It strikes me that if we let the memory of this event and the
other events that have shaped the course of freedom fade, we open the
door to having to repeat them. I am concerned that so many of our
citizens are convinced that because we've lost 4,000 brave soldiers, we
should lay down our arms and turn tail. I'm convinced that in part this
is because they don't understand how this loss of life fits into the
history that has gone into making this a great and free nation. They
have committed the sins of forgetting their own past and of letting the
memory of the sacrifices of their ancestors fade. Think of the death
tolls of the American Revolution, the Civil War, WWI, WWII, the Korean
War, the Vietnam War and you soon realise that many, many more people
than the most recent 4,000 have made the ultimate sacrifice in order
that this be a free nation.
Since WWII, we've engaged in wars and conflicts that have been
dominated by political discourse and by politicians. The military has
been relegated to dual roles as go-fers and whipping boys, subservient
to the whims of the politicians. While politicians cower in Washington
DC, away from the terror of the front lines, all too many of them have
evolved from the 'leaders back home' to the enemy within. Take John
Murtha, the creature who publicly excoriated our Marines serving in
Iraq on the flimsy 'evidence' reported by Tim McGirk, for example. Now
that many of those Marines are being acquited, you run from reporters,
red-faced and silent. Stand up, man up and face the music Murtha - you
owe some apologies to the Marines you slandered and to the public you
deceived. John Murtha, this D-Day message is for you and your ilk.
As I remember the sacrifices of those men and women who fought and
died on D-Day and every other day that we have been at war, I know that
there will come a time in the future of this great nation when we will
once again have to fight devastating battles against those who would
take our freedom from us, and I know that we'll sustain terrible losses
in those battles. I can only hope that people remember that when they
cast their ballots this fall. And I can only pray that those battles of
the future will be waged on some foreign shores against a foreign enemy
and not on our own fields against the enemy within our own borders.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
www.conservativeboot...
gg... What a beautiful,
June 6, 2008 - 17:51 ET by bigtimergg...
What a beautiful, well said, priceless post.
Amen to it all and thank you...and all that served and still do.
Btw...Rush brought this day up right off on his show.
Television, what I heard of it today, no mention....granted I haven't watched much of it, but their big thing today is RFK's assassination and Obama/Clinton...
Disgraceful all....
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
"I gave up my Tomorrows for
June 6, 2008 - 18:00 ET by bigtimer"I gave up my Tomorrows for your Todays"...
Great video ect...
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Alas...
June 6, 2008 - 18:15 ET by Tom1969ca...let's not forget this sad (but likely true) piece of alternative history...
~~~
I admire FDR for not insisting on getting the approval of France and Germany before going to war.
--Anne Coulter
Thanks Tom... I can see
June 6, 2008 - 18:24 ET by bigtimerThanks Tom...
I can see where this is going and it will be much anticipated by me too watch in about an hour or so..I can't at the moment...I also can tell it will be passed on by me to others.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Tom 1969.... I finally
June 6, 2008 - 23:50 ET by bigtimerTom 1969....
I finally got a chance to watch...
Words escape me....all I can say is how sad, how true.
I shed tears for what this country and the leftist msm has become now during a time of war..nothing like the treasonous traitors...the enemy within indeed.
Thank you for this great video.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
You know, this Shrubber
June 6, 2008 - 19:52 ET by Roger the ShrubberYou know, this Shrubber must be asking for too much. After all, expecting TNT to play "Saving Private Ryan" or AMC showing "The Longest Day" must be too much to ask.
Instead, I get "Cast Away"/"Steel Magnolias", and "US Marshalls".
Sigh.
Don't encourage militarism!!!
June 6, 2008 - 21:25 ET by UnsaneWhat, Roger? Are you trying to encourage evil American militarism???
(If I had remembered to clip it out...there was a comment made in an issue of The Economist around five years ago. Some French idiot was whining that the United States didn't know what war was like because "they never experience anything like Verdun." Now, the idiocy of his gross oversight of Overlord aside, a guy from VA wrote a letter in response to that comment explaining that anyone from France was more than welcome to visit him, as he lived an hour's drive from the sites of some of the bloodiest Civil War battles fought. It was AWESOME!!!)
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
A bit of a speech
June 6, 2008 - 22:15 ET by UnsaneSometimes people forget how bad the times got during WWII, especially early on. Here is an excerpt from a speech Churchill gave to the British people via radio on 19 May 1940. To save server space I did not drop the whole thing in. "Be ye men of honour."
I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country, of our empire, of our allies, and, above all, of the cause of Freedom. A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders. The Germans, by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armored tanks, have broken through the French defenses north of the Maginot Line, and strong columns of their armored vehicles are ravaging the open country, which for the first day or two was without defenders. They have penetrated deeply and spread alarm and confusion in their track. Behind them there are now appearing infantry in lorries, and behind them, again, the large masses are moving forward. The re-groupment of the French armies to make head against, and also to strike at, this intruding wedge has been proceeding for several days, largely assisted by the magnificent efforts of the Royal Air Force.
We must not allow ourselves to be intimidated by the presence of these armored vehicles in unexpected places behind our lines. If they are behind our Front, the French are also at many points fighting actively behind theirs. Both sides are therefore in an extremely dangerous position. And if the French Army, and our own Army, are well handled, as I believe they will be; if the French retain that genius for recovery and counter-attack for which they have so long been famous; and if the British Army shows the dogged endurance and solid fighting power of which there have been so many examples in the past -- then a sudden transformation of the scene might spring into being.
Res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Noel, thanks for posting this. Too bad so many have forgotten.
June 6, 2008 - 21:54 ET by R D HelmAnd, once again:
D-Day Order speech by Dwight Eisenhower:
You will bring about the destruction of the German war
machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of
Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely.
But this is the year 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41.
The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeat
in open battle man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced
their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground.
Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in
weapons and munitions of war and placed at our disposal great reserves
of trained fighting men.
The tide has turned.
The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I
have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in
battle.
We will accept nothing less than full victory.
Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.