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Offline ironglow

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69 years ago today...
« on: June 06, 2013, 07:56:46 AM »
  Courageous allied troops stormed the Normandy beaches..  Americans taking the exceedingly tough Omaha & Utah..with it's perilous cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc..While the Brits & Canadians were fighting tough battles both collectively and individually..on Gold, Juno & Sword beaches.
  May God bless those living and God rest those who fought and have passed..
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Re: 59 years ago today...
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2013, 09:38:46 AM »
One of the greatest heroes was Juan Pujol, whose espionage work made an enormous difference. He never got a medal, and simply faded back to more or less normal life after the war, except for fear of Nazi retribution. Rest in peace, Garbo.
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Re: 59 years ago today...
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2013, 09:48:28 AM »
A trip to Normandee, Western Europe and Austria is on my bucket list of things to do before I move on but I wont fly anymore so a long boat ride will have to be my transportation.
 
We owe so much to those of the "greatest generation" that fought for American freedom then.
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Re: 59 years ago today...
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2013, 09:57:54 AM »

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59 years ago today...
... it was 1954, Ike was president, and Marilyn Monroe married Joe Dimaggio. The Frogs were gets their azzes handed to them at Dien Bien Phu, and Joe McCarthy was doing his thing in the senate.
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Re: 59 years ago today...
« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2013, 10:03:38 AM »
oops maybe he meant 69 years ago!  :-[
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Re: 59 years ago today...
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2013, 03:09:21 AM »
Quote from: Oldshooter on June 06, 2013, 10:03:38 AM
oops maybe he meant 69 years ago!  :-[
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  You have it ..Oldshooter.. Dagnabbed typos..  Still. it was done to honor the heroes of D-Day..  I'll correct the lead line..
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