I've gotten numerous requests to post some videos commemorating the 63rd anniversary of D-Day.
As such, I've found a number of really great ones that I hope properly capture the spirit of the occasion.
First up, this one was supposedly created by an eighth-grader for a history project. Really fabulous.
Next up, another history project by a high schooler. Just wonderful.
Finally, as no film out of Hollywood has better captured what happened 63 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
God Bless America.
Editor's Note (Ken Shepherd | 14:24 EDT):
Some friends of NewsBusters have their own D-Day tributes up 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 Spaces Slublog quotes Gen. Eisenhower's famous pre-invasion speech.
- NewsBuckit (Reagan's 40th anniversary of D-Day speech)
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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My favorite D-Day exhibit. Ca
June 6, 2007 - 02:01 ET by mastersofdeceitMy favorite D-Day exhibit. Carefull you could spend hours in there if you've never seen it.
The photos from that day are one thing, but the artists certainly capture it with the same intensity and emotion if not more so, imo. Amazing stuff.
D-Day
June 6, 2007 - 04:28 ET by Cool ArrowWe gave them democratic systems which they have embraced totally to their soul. And did we ask for any land? No, the only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead.
Colin Powell (on empire building 1/26/03)
"We want to get the he
June 6, 2007 - 05:49 ET by Sergeant ROCK"We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this Goddamned mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the Goddamned Marines get all of the credit." ~ General George S. Patton, Jr June 5, 1944
Patton
June 6, 2007 - 05:52 ET by Cool ArrowWonder how General George actually felt about it. His statements always seemed so nuanced, didn't they?
On the Great Orator, Gen. Patton
June 6, 2007 - 06:40 ET by UnsaneI for one always loved his quote about how bad it is to die for your country because the whole idea is to get the other dumb bastards to die for theirs. (Or something to that effect.)
Gen. Patton was indeed The Man. :-)
TWELVE DOWN, FOUR TO GO...(until the SPURS' FOURTH RING!!!)
Don't be a fool and die for y
June 6, 2007 - 06:43 ET by Sergeant ROCKDon't be a fool and die for your country. Let the other sonofabitch die for his.
George S. Patton Jr.
D-Day, The leap off the edge
June 6, 2007 - 17:39 ET by drillanwrD-Day, The leap off the edge of history and into Hell.
To those who died that day, some within seconds, those who died after that day, and those who brought home the victory and memories ... Thank you, Thank you! And to those who fight today in Iraq and A-stan, and serve loyally at home and throughout the world on our bases ... Thank you, Thank you. G-d bless you all, past, present, and future.
For those of us George Patton lovers try this link:
A Link in a Great Chain [Repost]
General George S. Patton's Normandy Invasion Speech:
http://confederateya...
A lesson for my children
June 7, 2007 - 00:52 ET by LutheraThank you Noel,
I am a homeschooling mom who is trying instill in my children a love of their country and a love for those who have given and those who still are. Your post was excellent and I used it as a history lesson today. I have 4 sons and a daughter and would be delighted if they wanted to serve their country. We love the military! May God richly bless all of you!
What follows is the text of t
June 6, 2007 - 06:38 ET by Dave RWhat follows is the text of the short speech Gen. Eisenhower gave to the troops just before the invasion. I've have always loved the wording for its simplicity and the sheer optimism it represented.
Unlike today, defeat was not an option.
Note: For you liberals who might actually trouble yourselves to read this, the reference made to the United Nations has nothing to do with that collection of leeches slithering around in that building in New York.
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.
Defeat wasn't an option but i
June 6, 2007 - 16:21 ET by j. frank wilsonDefeat wasn't an option but it was a definite possibility.
In his shirt pocket Gen. Eisenhower carried the following message:
"Our landings have failed and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based on the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."
It is most fortunate for all of us that he never had to read it out loud. What I find inspiring, however, is that he was prepared to do so if he had to. Gen. Eisenhower was ready to step up to the plate and accept responsibility.
Hey Dave, I posted this la
June 6, 2007 - 17:45 ET by BlondeHey Dave,
I posted this last year on D-Day.
Glad you thought of it and put it up here. I checked out a tape from the library a couple of years ago that had some of the "milestone" speeches on it. If you think this resonates when you read it....go find the audio. It's well worth the effort.
"We have lost 6,000 brav
June 6, 2007 - 07:02 ET by Roger the Shrubber"We have lost 6,000 brave American troops yesterday, a far too high of a price to pay for a war based on lies. President Roosevelt knew Pearl Harbor would be bombed, yet did nothing to stop it. We need to pull out of Europe, and re-deploy our troops out of harm's way. Somewhere safe, like Easter Island."
- Congressman John "Jack" Murtha, June 7th, 1944.
Spoken like a true war hero..
June 6, 2007 - 07:05 ET by Sergeant ROCKSpoken like a true war hero... well, as defined by democRATS anyway.
God bless all of the vets tha
June 6, 2007 - 07:09 ET by USA4freedomGod bless all of the vets that are still alive and that have passed, that landed on that beach.
I was reading a few days ago small card that announced the final banquet of the National Guard unit (that my Dad (Granddad) belonged to) before being absorbed into the army. It had a list of the men going. I recognized many of the names that he had talked about, over the years and the ones that had died in this noble cause. One name stood out to me for this was my Dads prankster twin. Sam Manning was the guy with my Dad that put rotten apples in the cannon that went every where after muster in the morning. The hand in the warm water routine and a lot of pranks that I cant repeat. These men, through the story telling of my Dad live on, in my mind. God bless them and all of their families for the great sacrifice they performed for this great country. The 111th field artillery Battery “B” Norfolk blues. Master Sergeant E. Jordan
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
D-Day +23010
June 6, 2007 - 07:25 ET by bws53D-Day +23010 and we aren't leaving Europe anytime soon....
Great point. well, they like
June 6, 2007 - 07:37 ET by USA4freedomGreat point.
well, they like us anyway....esp. the french..
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
Ronald Reagan- 40th Anniversary of D-Day
I had two Uncles who took par
June 6, 2007 - 07:41 ET by Airforce_5_OI had two Uncles who took part in this invasion.
Frank Treen
Lewis Treen
I am honored that these two men served, fought, and lived through it all. Both were great influences in my life and helped me in my decision to serve. Without men like these we would not have the opportunities we have today to come to this site and speak freely.
Without the sacrifice of those who laid down their lives that day on the shores of France we would not be free right now.
Let us all remember their great moment in the history with dignity and honor.
I love you my Uncles and may God embrace you in his arms for me right now for what you did that day.
Daniel
My dad (Merchant Marine) was
June 6, 2007 - 08:12 ET by Prester JohnMy dad (Merchant Marine) was supposed to be in on it on a cargo ship but missed it because he had the mumps. He did end up making 8 crossings to Omaha and Utah beaches a week or so after the invasion. He said that there were still explosions on the beaches from people/vehicles hitting mines.
more.
June 7, 2007 - 09:47 ET by Ole_SargeThank-G-d I grew up with this... I
grew up with "heroes" men AND women that served their country in war
and in peace. We had a couple neighbors, a little older than my parents, a bit
younger than my grandparents, that "were there" and would tell
"funny stories" most of the time about the boring and non-fun waiting
moments.
When I was a teen, and rather determine to enlist in the
military, only then did some of the “other stories” come out from these men and women. These were
more about the “FUBAR” incidents and trying to do things without all the
information, or supplies, or people. Whether it was disassembling and reassembling a piece of
equipment, (Usual story) or trying to get something or someone from point “A” to “D.”
It was AFTER I completed all my training and been out in
the “Real Air Force,” saw my first death first hand (an accidental
electrocution) that the “rest” of the demons” could be exercised.
I was no longer the “little neighbor-girl” I was an Airman
in the United States Air Force. I was adult (still under 21), the same age as
many of the men when they survived the attacks on Pearl Harbor and Manila. Near the same age
when they walked ashore in North Africa, Sicily, and Normandy.
Not much younger than when they froze in the Ardennes, or suffered from Tropic
disease in New Guinea, flew
over the Himalayas, or fought on Okinawa. Or
evacuated wounded in planes missing parts of the fuselage or an engine.
These are among the men and women I remember on both
Memorial Day and on Veterans’ Day. Those friends and family members that went
before me, than in spite of all that could and did go wrong, they prevailed –
Failure was not an option..
Patton among others often quoted “War is Hell.” Something
we tend to forget.
Can anyone imagine any Dem le
June 6, 2007 - 07:43 ET by Prester JohnCan anyone imagine any Dem leader say the following?
Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.
They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.
They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest -- until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war.
For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and goodwill among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.
Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.
And for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas, whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them -- help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.
Many people have urged that I call the nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.
Give us strength, too -- strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.
And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.
And, O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keeness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment -- let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.
With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace -- a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.
Thy will be done, Almighty God.
Amen.
Franklin D. Roosevelt - June 6, 1944
Well, FDR also said he'd:
June 6, 2007 - 07:48 ET by sarcasmoWell, FDR also said he'd: balance the budget; lower taxes; reduce government spending; downsize government; and keep the U.S. out of foreign wars. History seems to have repeated itself, changing political parties, and nobody but libertarians like Hornburger & me seem to have noticed...
JMR
sarcasmo, aways the inappro
June 6, 2007 - 07:56 ET by MightyMouthsarcasmo, aways the inappropriate prick. History does repeat itself.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Name-calling, always the su
June 6, 2007 - 08:05 ET by sarcasmoName-calling, always the substitute for an intelligent reply...
JMR
Name-calling is MM's ONLY rep
June 6, 2007 - 08:14 ET by LeonName-calling is MM's ONLY reply. Do you ever expect differently?
MM, why was Sarcasmo's brie
June 6, 2007 - 08:23 ET by JasonCMM, why was Sarcasmo's brief interlude so inappropriate? Weren't you the one to use today's anniversary to jab at modern Democrats? As soon as Sarc remarks on a modern Republican (by implication, not name) it's inappropriate, is it?
"If their sins were as scarlet, they are now white as snow" Isaiah 1:18
Hypocrites hate it when I p
June 6, 2007 - 08:26 ET by sarcasmoHypocrites hate it when I point out they're hypocrites around here, it's nothing new, but as usual, I provided a cite, and my opponent provided mindless name-calling.
JMR
And now the two of you comp
June 6, 2007 - 08:23 ET by The Wicked ConservativeAnd now the two of you completely derail PJ's post. Check the mirror fella's. Sarc's response = "You're too dumb to match wits with me, MM"
Leon's response = "Yeah sarc MM's dumb"
Either rise above or shoosh! Sarc, I think you're correct, Roosevelt was a tool, but it's not an appropriate response for this thread,
The man with an experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument.
If he calls names instead o
June 6, 2007 - 08:25 ET by sarcasmoIf he calls names instead of arguing coherently, he is. Period. Deal with it. And I, not you, decide what sarcasmo responses are "appropriate."
JMR
"but it's not an appro
June 6, 2007 - 08:28 ET by MightyMouth"but it's not an appropriate response for this thread"
Which is pretty much what I said. This thread is not about the polocies of Roosevelt it is about the sacrafice of Americans on D-Day. Some people just need it spelled out, thanks for doing that TWC.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
That is not what you said at
June 6, 2007 - 08:29 ET by LeonThat is not what you said at all. Are you delusional? Go back up the thread and read what you wrote. Stop lying.
It's good to see sarcasmo f
June 6, 2007 - 08:34 ET by MightyMouthIt's good to see sarcasmo finally has a couple of groupies. Yes I called sarcasmo an inapropriate prick for his inapropriate post in this thread. Now is sarcasmo always such? No, but this time he is. And of course he will never admit it because that is just his way.... Now buzz off Leon.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Admit nothing. I call 'em l
June 6, 2007 - 08:37 ET by sarcasmoAdmit nothing. I call 'em like I see 'em, and today's prick, like it or not and admit it or not, is you.
JMR
Well I may be the prick for
June 6, 2007 - 08:41 ET by MightyMouthWell I may be the prick for the day but your original post is still inappropriate. Tomorrow I may not be such a prick, but your post on this thread will still be just as inappropriate as when you posted it.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
No. Without that post, it's
June 6, 2007 - 08:45 ET by sarcasmoNo. Without that post, it's likely people here would believe the socialist school system's myths about what got FDR elected, which is important factual history some people don't want widely-known, like it or not and call me idiotic names or not. Want respect? In my case, you'll need to earn it.
JMR
"No. Without that post
June 6, 2007 - 08:55 ET by MightyMouth"No. Without that post, it's likely people here...blah blah blah"
What does that post have to do with "Commemorating D-Day, June 6, 1944" the title of the thread?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Adds actual true historical
June 6, 2007 - 08:59 ET by sarcasmoAdds actual true historical context, just like I said. And I repeat, anyone who publicly castigates me for where/what/how I post here who isn't named Matthew Sheffield (who seems to leave me alone -- strange, isn't it?) is likely to get the same disrespect you're getting. It's happened before, and next time will be the same. Don't want wasted bandwidth? STFU or argue coherently without the dimwitted name-calling.
JMR
Your disrespect seems to be
June 6, 2007 - 09:06 ET by MightyMouthYour disrespect seems to be a badge of honor around here. Remember that the next time your "Cloaking Device" is engaged! LOL!!!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
MM and Sarcasmo
June 6, 2007 - 09:21 ET by Noel SheppardMM and Sarcasmo,
I love you both, but would you please, out of reverence for the day and this post, take this squabble to the open thread...with all due respect. ns
Okay Noel, sorry... "
June 6, 2007 - 09:22 ET by MightyMouthOkay Noel, sorry...
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Thanks Noel - I was about to
June 6, 2007 - 11:18 ET by FastEdThanks Noel - I was about to say, "meanwhile, at - UTAH BEACH, OMAHA BEACH, GOLD BEACH, JUNO BEACH, SWORD BEACH "
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Calling someone inappropriate
June 6, 2007 - 08:37 ET by LeonCalling someone inappropriate and then using the word prick to do so is a hilarious paradox. Thanks for the morning laughs.
Your comment had no substance, you provided no explanation of why sarcasmo was inappropriate, and you made an unnececssary personal attack. MM you have shown yourself to be wildly immature again and again. When will it stop? When will you begin to conduct yourself with some class?
@ Leon & sarcasmo: You haven
June 6, 2007 - 18:33 ET by j. frank wilson@ Leon & sarcasmo: You haven't figured out how it works. President Bush, VP Cheney, Rummie and the rest, can use our troops as photo op props and it's just fine. Hey, they're being patriotic. But if anyone voices an opinion in opposition then they have an "agenda" and they are "politicizing" (of course, they can probably spell it correctly) the issue.
Don't you understand? Didn't you hear Mel-UH-nie Morgan on San Francisco's Hate Talk 560 telling a combat veteran of Iraq he didn't represent the troops, he didn't support the troops, that he was unpatriotic and un-American, because he didn't agree with her? She shouted him down and then turned into a crybaby when she was deemed to be rude and obnoxious.
You gentlemen simply don't understand the system here...
sorry, frank,
June 6, 2007 - 19:04 ET by tumblerSo sorry, frank, that's NOT how it works. Melanie Morgan is a radio bag; hot air. Bring this item up when you see our President talking trash at a soldier; or when you see US doing so. The President, Vice President, all Republican leaders and the rank & file respect and revere our faithful men & women in the Iraq fight. You know it very well. The radio folks you're reminding me of are NOT representative of every loyal Republican.
I have my BIG differences with that gang in SF. Rodgers and Morgan suck. Just like the moronic Michael Savage. Otherwise, we have some true, staunch Americans on the airwaves. Starting with the Shining Gladiator, Rush Limbaugh.
People were just made of be
June 6, 2007 - 07:48 ET by The Wicked ConservativePeople were just made of better stuff back then, plain & simple.
May God especially bless every one of our soldiers, past & present, for their willingness to fight for a cause greater than themselves.
The man with an experience is not at the mercy of a man with an argument.
Prester -- actually I can i
June 6, 2007 - 08:43 ET by Jack BauerPrester -- actually I can imagine a member of the Democrat/Socialist party saying that...
I just can't imagine them MEANING it. Like Kerry troping out to church during election time to proclaim his "faith," which, of course, is predicated on him ingoring everything the head of his church pontificates.
I don't feel no ways tired. I comes too far...
Amen
June 7, 2007 - 09:48 ET by Ole_SargeAmen
Noel, this video by the hig
June 6, 2007 - 08:29 ET by JasonCNoel, this video by the high school kid is great. It's amazing how a high schooler with an iMac can make a History Channel-worthy document.
When I was in 8th grade I did my final history project as a video documentary based on Cornelius Ryan's The Longest Day. It involved my dad's old-school viedo camera and the Star Wars theme music. I meant well, but it was pretty schlocky. Thanks for the link, I think I'll call my grandfather now.
"If their sins were as scarlet, they are now white as snow" Isaiah 1:18
I'd like to give thanks to my
June 6, 2007 - 09:17 ET by ChuchulainnI'd like to give thanks to my dad, who was an Army Scout, participated in D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and the Battle of Hurtgen Forest. He was one of the guys that sneaked around behind the line gathering intelligence on the German forces. Being an American of Irish decent (his dad, my grandfather, was from county Kilkenny,) he had the gift of gab, and his stories of the war were legendary. He rarely mentioned the blood and guts part though. Bye the way, he was a life long democrat.
chuchulainn--your dad--
June 6, 2007 - 11:34 ET by misterbillchuchulainn--your dad--I sit here at my PC and I salute him and the wonderful men and women who were my idols. My father and brother are in that group. My dad was on the USSQuincy. They bombarded the French coast that day. He told me that they emptied the ship of ammunition, went back to England and all hands pitched in and reloaded and back they went to France. My father got hit by a piece of shrapnel on his hand. He refused a Purple Heart on the fact that it didn't take any stitches and it was the kind of wound that would have happened just doing his daily job. My brother enlisted as soon as he could--early 1944. He went to the Pacific--Kwajalein, Eniwetok and about 3 other invasions. He and my father rarely talked about it, but my brother (aged 17 at enlistment) did tell me his ideas of being a big war hero quickly faded when he first came under fire.
Movie stars, instead of speaking out against their President, enlisted, many went into combat. The women stars did US Savings bond tours and USO trips to entertain our girls and boys at war. I followed everything fathfully on radio and in the newspapers. I could identify all American airplanes by silhouette.
My dear sweet Jesus, how badly we have fallen. I don't know what has happened to our country. We have let it get away from us as we pursue individual gains and let the media deluge us with filth. Our politicians lie and cheat. Some of them , in spite of their protestations. would abandon our troops who so valiantly fight the war on terror.
Here's to the heros of World War 2. You will be remembered by me until I am gone.
Where’s the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land? And the parent that wouldn't be honored by the sacrifice?
Sir Walter Scott & Noel Sheppard
Think Google will have "
June 6, 2007 - 11:00 ET by CapitalismRulesThink Google will have "theme page" to mark the occasion?
I want to thank the men that
June 6, 2007 - 11:32 ET by FastEdI want to thank the men that I've met from the 29th Division (Blue and Gray), their follow-on, the 30th Division, and I hope they enjoyed their little walk through France, on their way to Belgium, back in '44. (dad was with the 5th Air Force, ground troops, attached, for a short while Phillipines and New Guinea)
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Dear Mr. Roosevelt,At the con
June 6, 2007 - 11:47 ET by MikeBDear Mr. Roosevelt,
At the conclusion of today's battle, which is only the latest in a long string of battles in a war you lied us into, you will have personally been responsible for 209,000 allied casualties. Of those casualties will be 37,000 deaths of our ground troops, and 16,714 deaths among air force personel. You will also be responsible for 15 to 20 thousand French civilians being killed from bombing and artillery.
Such actions are unconscionable and demonstrate that you are unfit to hold the office of President of the United States of America. Your undeniable guilt of war crimes leads us to call for your immediate impeachment, to be followed by a war crimes trial that should be held in Berlin.
Roosevelt lied, people died.
Yours patriotically,
the News Media
historical note: the above casualty figures are for the entire Battle of Normandy, not just for the D-Day invasion.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
I have to post and run but ne
June 6, 2007 - 11:52 ET by JABI have to post and run but need to take one minute before I go.
I would like to personally thank Brig. Gen. J. Kemp McLaughlin and the Fighting Eighth for their service as well. I had dinner with "Kemp" one evening last year and if all our soldiers during that time were like him, they were a class act and one that would be hard to follow.
Note: Brig. Gen. McLaughlin as a great Memoir about his service, it's worth the read.
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
DDAY-
June 6, 2007 - 12:02 ET by misterbillAmong others:
UTAH BEACH, OMAHA BEACH, GOLD BEACH, JUNO BEACH, SWORD BEACH , ST LO, POINTE DU HOC
Omaha,
Where’s the coward that would not dare to fight for such a land? And the parent that wouldn't be honored by the sacrifice?
Sir Walter Scott & Noel Sheppard
Why are we celebrating D-da
June 6, 2007 - 12:55 ET by mlongWhy are we celebrating D-day for?..after all Germany didn't attack us on Dec-7(which was an "inside job" anyway)..the Nazi's were just freedom fighters.."No blood for ending holocausts!"
Germany didn't attack us on
June 6, 2007 - 19:33 ET by Free StinkerGermany didn't attack us on Dec-7
Yeah! And anyway, the real threat is to the East, in Japan.
.
Now, substitute the word Iraq for Germany, N.Korea for Japan, and Sep-11 for Dec-7. Congratulations! You have just created Democrat Talking Points! ;-)