Yesterday (We are a day ahead)..Listened to a Radio call in from a British Veteran who was there on the day, he gave a fine account of what it was like to encounter.. He was 19 at the time and his 89th is today..

Lest we forget...

Cheers

My dad is a veteran of WW2. He served in the Canadian Navy. He now is undergoing cancer treatment for his third type of the desease. Radiation. Chemo. He has basically resigned himself to passing away. My dad had an old Leedy snare that I used to bang on as a kid. It got me interested in drumming. He was in the Sea Cadets and played the snare. He's a great guy. I only wish that I had talked to him more. Now he doesn't seem to understand. He drifts. I am sorry to vent. I am crying. My apologies, my friends.

Brian

It's all good man.... what's important is that you love and appreciate him... let go of the regrets.

I stood in the American Cemetery at Normandy and cried till I had to walk away from the tour group... just couldn't help it. It's just very moving. My wife's grand dad rode a glider in to Normandy. Last thing he remembered from that day was tracer rounds coming through the floor and realizing the pilot shot was dead. He was one of three who survived the crash... broken pelvis, broken jaw... bullet wound in the arm.

He spent months and months in the hospital in England and then rejoined the 82nd just in time for the Bulge.... unreal.

He would never talk about it... even with his son who did a very tough tour in Vietnam. He was very old and I finally did get him to sit down with a map and a video recorder and I made a tape for his boys.

Greatest generation ever!

Wonderful, beautiful men. Never forget.

It's far too easy to forget about our past, especially with today's younger generation who are not able to grasp how the world was back then. While I don't have the extensive knowledge of every battle of WWII, I'm still completely aware of the sacrifices that were made during this time period. I wasn't feeling well today, so while I was resting, I watched the Military Channel and lots of the shows concerning D-Day.

My girlfriend and I have Disneyland southern California passes and make good use of them. Our one priority while there, is to always be at the flag retreat. All the branches of the services are encouraged to come up when their respective song is played. The attending crowd always shows their appreciation with a big applause. It's always a very moving experience!

Mark

There is a good explaination as to why they are called THE GREAT GENERATION. There hasn't been another like them since.There never will be.So much owed by so many...

I recently just learned that a distant cousin was in WWII. I was searching ancestry.com and came across him. He died over the Pacific in I believe 1945. He was a tail gunner on a bomber. He and everyone on the plane died in the first recorded incident of the Japanese kamikazi -ing bombers in the air. His name was Paul Brouillard, if anyone would like to read about it. Interesting stuff!