By this time on D-Day, over 4400 men lay dead on the beaches and fields of France…
The above is one of Robert Capra’s iconic pictures taken on D-Day after the first wave went in.
Stop and remember… They gave their lives for our freedom.
An indepth look at the research is HERE, courtesy of FiveThirtyEight.
(Psss….1944….)
We’ve all done that I think. 😉
So sad, the only mention of remembrance in my local newspaper was in the Peanuts comic strip.
Armchair historians can find fault with the commanders (with justification – Bradley certainly didn’t distinguish himself) but nobody should find fault with the courage and determination of the men on those beaches nor the boat operators.
Another shining example of the courage and bravery of The Greatest Generation.
Thanks! Yep, not much in the way of attention for this anniversary. Just … f a d i n g away.
There was at least one general on D-Day who had courage and determination the equal of the troops and sailors who fought and died that day.
http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2015/06/ted-roosevelt-jr-tallest-man-on-normandy.html
All – thanks for the comments, Jack and Ed I fixed it my bad trying to type too fast.
Posting from my iPhone.
A good friend, gone now, was a coxswain on one of the landing boats at Omaha Beach on that day. He and his boat made it through the ordeal with no serious damage, but he was still bothered whenever he talked about it – which was very rarely.
Scottie- He was one of the lucky ones. May he RIP!
I will never forget and always honor these brave men