Forza Revolution Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 06/06/14 marks the 70th anniversary of the D - Day landings, may we spare a moment to remember them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Roper Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Absolutely ,it must have felt like they were entering hell as they landed on the beaches of France .Their bravery must never be forgotten . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Rojo Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Top post. Never forget what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Never forgotten. I do wonder what they would think of this country now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted June 6, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 RIP These guys are the true HEROES and LEGENDS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I think alongside the Battle of Britain/The Blitz , D-Day is the image conjured up when WW2 is mentioned. A phenomenal operation, that even included towing concrete harbours across the channel while ports werr captured/repaired along the coast. Apart from the incredible floating harbours, I'd reccomend to anyone to read up about Point Du Hoc. Simply unimaginable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Amazing bravery, how frightened they must have been. And so young, just boys, same age as those now doing A-Levels or going to Uni, they didn't have that choice did they. Frightening for the families left behind to who didn't know when or if they would see their loved ones again, no chance of a quick phone call or Skype message for them. I really can't imagine what the not knowing was like. I am very glad to see so many of the veterans looking so well and making the journey to France. I saw one 89 year old did a tandem parachute jump, far braver than me even now. I thank each and everyone of them for their bravery and sacrifices they made, too much to comprehend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 when you read what actaully happened on the d-day landings and the amount of cock ups there were it its even more amazing what theres hero's did for us, europe and the world as a whole, Rest in peace you brave men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRidingHood Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 It has been said that their's was the best generation. Thanks to their bravery our generation of young men and women have not had to be put to the same test. RIP all brave young souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyderiup Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Listening to the stories on the radio all day has made me all emotional. True heroes and so humble about what they achieved. Forever in their debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Remember the pain and the death caused by war, this is our reminder of the loss and destruction war brings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviestevieneville Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I'll be raising a glass or two in their honour later, hero's each and everyone of them. Lest we forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Very moving to see those veterans in Normandy today, the last official commemoration. While the Americans copped the worst of it on Omaha; our boys did themselves proud with their bravery. If (unlikely, I know), that you have not seen Saving Private Ryan, then watch the opening 25 mins to experience what these brave guys (many still teenagers),had to contend with on June 6th 1944. Bless 'em all !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS15_RED Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Amazing men, who were part of an amazing generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 True grit, true Brits. I thank them all for the freedom we enjoy today. As someone said on the radio today, kids nowadays go into melt down if they haven't got broadband for a couple of hours. They haven't a clue. 70 years ago a generation of kids showed the most unbelievable levels of bravery and sheer guts. We owe them everything and must never forget them. Rest easy brave souls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I was surprised to see which nation suffered the most casualties across the first month of operations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 The biggest potential suicide mission in history was the dropping of paras the night before the landing. If the seaborne troops had been defeated, those paras would have been stuck there until they ran out of food & ammo. The other point to consider is that if the landings had failed, the Soviet Union would have ended the war bu controlling far more of Europe than they ended up with in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 when you read what actaully happened on the d-day landings and the amount of cock ups there were it its even more amazing what theres hero's did for us, europe and the world as a whole, Rest in peace you brave men Too true. There were several major disasters in the practice landings in Dorset. On one occasion some E Boats slipped in and sank several American ships. On another practice, live ammo was being used by the defenders who had orders to fire above the heads of the British attackers, just so they could get used to live ammo being fired at them. The defender's machine guns were set up and on commencement of firing, the front legs sank into the soft sand leading to the barrels aiming at chest height instead of over the heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 This has to be the best of all, even at his age this guy has got more get up and go than most of us, god bless him. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10882005/Bernard-Jordan-the-great-Normandy-escapade.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Louie Donowa goal Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I just hope the generation after us always remember. Its going to get harder when the last of those brave souls are gone its up to us to make sure they are always remembered by telling our kids and grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 This has to be the best of all, even at his age this guy has got more get up and go than most of us, god bless him. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10882005/Bernard-Jordan-the-great-Normandy-escapade.html This story made my day , absolute star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Nob Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I just hope the generation after us always remember. Its going to get harder when the last of those brave souls are gone its up to us to make sure they are always remembered by telling our kids and grandchildren. I genuinely hope this becomes a major part of the national curriculum for years to come. The whole of World War Two has so many incredible stories which need to be understood, carried forward and many of them never repeated. I took a 10 day battlefield tour to Normandy a couple of years ago and it was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. A visit to the Bayeux cemetery should form part of every kids education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza Revolution Posted June 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 This year also marks 100 years since the start of the First World War in 1914. A completely different type of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 My sister in laws grandma was the first regiment that landed that day....he is dead now but i remember speaking to him about 7 years ago and he was crying his eyes out with a feeling that no one remembers those sacrifices these days....very humbling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC RISK77 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Grandad rather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor10 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Thanks to all of the heroes. Never ever to be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfOfWestStreet Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Watched the footage on the news. Not ashamed to say I welled up like ****. Those guys ran into machine gun fire for freedom, democracy, and the greater good. Bravery like that will never be repeated. Every man that landed on those beaches should be made a knight of the realm, in life and in death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciderhead433 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I think most of us take freedom for granted watching todays ceremony's I think how lucky we are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 The term hero is used so easily in todays world BUT these men were true hero's in every sense of the word. They showed bravery that day that very few people will understand. I really believe that even the soldiers of today must look at D day and think...."thank God that was not me" so was the risk of being killed that day. My respect will always be with those men......no boys cos thats what they were....boys. Im 41 and would not have the courage that they showed that day. There sacrifice must never be forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleepy1968 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 This year also marks 100 years since the start of the First World War in 1914. A completely different type of war.I read a little bit about the Great War recently in 'Girls with Balls' which is obstensively about women's football (there is a decent section on the history of football in general). Almost impossible to understand the horror of it all from where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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