69th Anniversary of D-Day

[fujarome]

Today marks the 69th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings in 1944 that were the first steps in defeating the Nazi war machine, and taking back France.

It's sad that there aren't too many veterans from the war left, but having visited the area and being a French citizen, it's safe to say they will never be forgotten.

So take a second and contemplate how absolutely insane the plan for the landings was, and that it somehow worked.

 

[Ski_the_east01]

I don't think anyone could ever forget the pictures of the amphibious troop landings...amazing stuff

 

[c-fries]

Ya honestly. I'd never have the courage to get off one of those boats

 

[Daph]

Damn, almost 70 years. Sad to think how so many of our WWII vets are dying now, such an incredible piece of history

 

[CashmereCat]

I did a project for school last year where I interviewed someone who landed on Normandy. It was such a great story.

 

[ThrowinCheddar]

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[a_burger]

Anyone else knew someone who was there? My Grandfather landed at one of the US beaches.

 

[Miomo]

You could say it was successful, but it was more a matter of how many people they could put on the beach. If you get enough people, eventually you'll win. It coulda gone better, but the men who ran off those landing boats have the biggest balls this planet's ever seen.

God bless 'murica.

 

[ThrowinCheddar]

 

[Dwarftosser1]

I was at Normandy for the 60th anniversary, (though I was only 8 and don't remember to much)Planning on going back for the 70th with my dad, such a momentous event in history truly, I'm glad I had the opportunity to meet those that were there.

Also, awesome painting done by a family friend of Point du Hoc:

 

[JAHpow]

I visited Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Juno Beach and the American cemetery behind Omaha last summer and its absolutely amazing. Its incredable to see the cliffs the Rangers scaled at the Pointe and the lunar like shell craters scattered everywhere. I'll admit I got choked up at the cemetery, once you start reading the names everything comes into perspective.

God Bless Our Soldiers

 

[alex=]

That's such an honor bro. I had a girl in my history class whose grandpa landed on the beach. Twas crazy

 

[yuck]

my grandpa drove a landing craft at juno beach, and hes still kickin it today at the ripe old age of 92!

he got interviewed by the CBC for a program they were doing today, and luckily my cousin works for the CBC so I got the full 1.5 hour uncut interview (that my cousin actually conducted herself), which will be something I will definitely be happy to have later in life when he's gone. makes me proud

 

[nagger]

 

[NinetyFour]

Why?

 

[Pikachu.]

wow i cant imagine how scary it would have been to rush those beatches

 

[Mr.Sloth]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/shaven-cologned-grandpa-heads-into-town-to-rake-in,32713/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=standard-postther:default

 

[introvert]

haha. 69.

haha.

 

[corona]

that's really awesome. who is your cousin btw?

 

[howlongcanausern]

you're welcome, Europe

 

[corona]

let's not forget the other countries involved. the British and Canadians most of all.

 

[howlongcanausern]

last time i checked work horses don't murder millions of their own people

 

[LiquorLanch]

check your facts buddy, why did Stalin want the second front opened up in the west?

 

[Mr.Huck]

Apparently, he either has a small dick or is a small dick. Irrelevant either way.

Much respect to all those who served and those who continue to serve. Couldn't even imagine what it would have been like to be on a Higgins Boat when the gate dropped, or having to run up those beaches.

 

[Deezy]

and this is my wallpaper

However, Lest we forget

 

[FuckAllOfYou]

where did you get this picture? I know there are more of the same set. So fucking crazy, all of it.

 

[fujarome]

are those the ones from that Times photographer? The one who was too jumpy and excited to see his photos that he ruined like 90% of them in development.

 

[Dwarftosser1]

Robert Capa, took 106 photos during the second wave of soldiers on Omaha, only 11 survived after a lab assistant messed up developing.

 

[Edgar_Allen_Poe]

Americans had balls at one point. Not that we don't have them now but they were much bigger and of higher quality then. The original plan was to invade and undefended beach in calm weather. But the Nazis saw through the false reports we had fed them and the weather was awful. Despite everything going wrong the Americans still made it up the beach. MERICA.