Comments on: 63 years ago today

By: Saving Private Ryan–Video « Pronk Palisades

Saving Private Ryan–Video « Pronk Palisades — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:24:20 +0000

[...] Never forget. [...]

By: President Ronald Reagans Speech at Point-du-Hoc, Normandy–Video « Pronk Palisades

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:02:14 +0000

[...] Never forget. [...]

By: Maxx

Maxx — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:55:07 +0000

Brat on June 6, 2007 at 10:18 AM

Brat, I had never read that before. That is so powerful. It will go into my archive. Thanks for that contribution.

By: MirCat

MirCat — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:36:15 +0000

“We will accept nothing less than full victory!”

- The Cat

By: thomashton

thomashton — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 13:05:50 +0000

Yesterday on D-Day+63years I was working with a Japanese crew of 5 near the Japanese Internment Camp, Topaz Camp outside of Delta, Utah. The sacrafice was great, but worth it.

By: smellthecoffee

smellthecoffee — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:20:20 +0000

Brat on June 6, 2007 at 10:18 AM

Thanks for putting FDR’s prayer up there. Amazing. We have to fight to keep the Pledge of Allegiance intact.

Spot on, Blacklake. In our day, the ACLU would be funding a campaign to have him impeached for violating the “separation of church and state.” “Damn the torpedoes–litigation ahead!” would have been their rallying cry. And, needless to say, in our day, FDR’s speech would have begun a little differently.

As you know from yesterday morning’s New York Times, last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome . . .

By: American_Jihadist

American_Jihadist — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:18:22 +0000

May God bless all warriors who fight for freedom past and present. D-Day for our present war was 07 OCT 2001. It's up to us to make what we will out of the war, no matter how many borders have to be crossed. We either win or we lose through the apathy of the average citizen and truthful representation in Congress. As for 06 JUN 44 rememberance, my thoughts are here if anyone cares to read.

By: infidel4life

infidel4life — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:42:15 +0000

May God bless my dear Father, 81 years young, who fought in Europe after D-Day.

*Salute*

By: Zorro

Zorro — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:23:22 +0000

My late Uncle George waded ashore at Normandy. Later, severely wounded during the Battle of the Bulge.

All I can say is what I always say on days like this…
May God Bless America.

By: Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » What if D-day was June 6, 2007?

Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » What if D-day was June 6, 2007? — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:14:19 +0000

[...] Hot Air has a nice audio of Eisenhower’s order to the Allied Expeditionary Forces. [...]

By: Church and State

Church and State — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:09:40 +0000

What if D-day was June 6, 2007?…

This prayer could not be offered today. In 1944 the country was unified in mind, soul, and body towards victory. Unfortunately, that is not the case today….

By: Mooseman

Mooseman — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:28:51 +0000

In February my neighbor growing up, who was aboard one of our cruisers on D-Day, passed away.

I miss hearing his sea stories.

Farewell and Following Seas, Frank.

Mooseman

By: D-Day, 63 years ago, Operation Overlord » Delusions of Adequacy

D-Day, 63 years ago, Operation Overlord » Delusions of Adequacy — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:56:28 +0000

[...] Brian of Hot Air describes it: A great invasion force stood off the Normandy coast of France as dawn broke on 6 June 1944: 9 battleships, 23 cruisers, 104 destroyers, and 71 large landing craft of various descriptions as well as troop transports, mine sweepers, and merchantmen—in all, nearly 5,000 ships of every type, the largest armada ever assembled. The naval bombardment that began at 0550 that morning detonated large minefields along the shoreline and destroyed a number of the enemy’s defensive positions. To one correspondent, reporting from the deck of the cruiser HMS Hillary, it sounded like “the rhythmic beating of a gigantic drum” all along the coast. In the hours following the bombardment, more than 100,000 fighting men swept ashore to begin one of the epic assaults of history, a “mighty endeavor,” as President Franklin D. Roosevelt described it to the American people, “to preserve … our civilization and to set free a suffering humanity.” [...]

By: Kaptain Amerika

Kaptain Amerika — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:37:22 +0000

why is this post so far down the page… it should be at the top…

thank you to all who served… your sacrifice is rememebered…

By: Yakko77

Yakko77 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 23:18:59 +0000

*salutes*

By: seejanemom

seejanemom — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:42:12 +0000

So for THESE HEROES, we sit silent during our own RECONQUISTA?

THAT’S GRATITUDE.

By: Drtuddle

Drtuddle — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:36:11 +0000

BacaDog on June 6, 2007 at 11:40 AM

good video

By: hollygolightly

hollygolightly — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:13:28 +0000

My great uncle was there and died, 40 years later, with a bullet still in his neck. Now, THAT is why they are the greatest generation…tough old birds w/tough families. None of this whining and moaning every time someone gets their little feelings hurt.

Thank you and RIP Uncle Eb!

By: The Wide Awake Cafe » When Hard Times Come, the Weak of Heart Give Up

The Wide Awake Cafe » When Hard Times Come, the Weak of Heart Give Up — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:07:18 +0000

[...] Hot Air is remembering. [...]

By: Tim Burton

Tim Burton — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 21:13:06 +0000

May they stand tall in eternity with George Washington and Stonewall Jackson as patriots.

deo vindice

And He did for their sacrifice….

By: Blacklake

Blacklake — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:49:24 +0000

Excellent point! Don’t forget the US Navy was able to ambush the Japanese fleet because the US Navy broke some of the Japanese naval codes giving the US Navy the element of surprise. Too bad the media today hasn’t learned this lesson.

For that matter, Overlord was largely as successful as it was due to a massive allied disinformation campaign. Operation Fortitude (with a bunch of sub-operations rolled under the mantle) had the Germans so thoroughly convinced the Allies would be landing in Calais that, even hours after the actual landings had begun in Normandy, German command refused to believe it could be anything but a diversion for the Calais operation.

If things were then like they are today, I expect ABC or the New York Times would have broken the news of Fortitude’s “questionable” methods in mid-May. (On the bright side, though, we’d be also hearing much more about Stalin’s glorious achievements on the eastern front.)

By: Michelle Malkin

Michelle Malkin — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:37:10 +0000

Remembering D-Day…

Never forget…….

By: Centurion68

Centurion68 — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:26:43 +0000

One of the best things ever in my life was going to Normandy with my grandfather who survived it. I called him again today to thank him and let him know how much I appreciate what he and his comrades did. You know what he said? “Well, it had to be done so we just did it.” As these great men pass on we are truly losing a national treasure.

By: BacaDog

BacaDog — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:19:51 +0000

Sometimes I wonder if they’re not spinning in their graves.

Blaise on June 6, 2007 at 2:14 PM

No, they’re not spinning, Blaise. They’re crying.

By: Blaise

Blaise — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 18:14:27 +0000

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lt. Col. John McCrae

Sometimes I worry that they’re not sleeping. Sometimes I wonder if they’re not spinning in their graves.