Sixth of June, 1944

Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:57 pm by Wizard

Sixty years ago, 100.000 brave men landed on the beaches of Normandy, better known as Operation Overlord. Or as we call it: D-Day. An allied attack on Hitler's so-called Atlantic Wall.

In the early morning of June 6 the first wave of soldiers set foot on Omaha Beach. Maybe the symbol for the invasion. Next to Omaha, there were more landing zones: Utah, Juno, Sword and Gold. With only one goal: to defeat the Germans.

They were fighting for freedom. Our freedom. Your freedom. Without the sacrifice of thousands of innocent soldier, sons, brothers, husbands and fathers we could have lived in a different world.

June 6, 2004. Sixty years later. Freedom is now a human right. Not everywhere, not for anyone. Don't forget the sacrifice anyone has made since D-Day to bring freedom and peace in the world. Don't think that others will do the dirty work. YOU can bring freedom and peace in this world, in any possible way. Remember this.

Otherwise, a new D-Day is inevitable. I hearby ask you for compassion, sanity and many more.

Let us not forget those who already did before you. Pass the story of D-Day and the second World War on to your children and their children. Let this won't happen again.

I hearby ask you to sit back and think about the brave sons, fathers, husbands and brothers who didn't return home after the war.

Thank you.

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Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:23 pm by Locutov

First off, Wiz, Thank you in all honesty for the Salute.

Second, Let us not Forget every freedom comes at a price, across the fields of Europe, Soldiers from everywhere gave their Lives, so we could get freedom.

It is not only this war, but all wars across the globe, that should be remembered.
This war has changed so much for so many that it should NEVER be forgotten, Not now, not in a 1,000 years!! My Comrades around the world, Remember.. your ancestors, that marched across the fields of Honour, so you could live free. Remember.. those who have fallen to give you that right. Remember those.. who embarked on the sixth of June, 1944, at 0:01 to fight for your rights, and free Europe from the tyranny of fascism.

I Thank you all.

Edited by - Locutus on 6/5/2004 7:06:09 PM

Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:28 pm by Nickless V2

*salutes*

Sat Jun 05, 2004 4:17 pm by H.Q. Victor

For if we do not remember, we may repeat it again.....

Sat Jun 05, 2004 4:57 pm by mustang

Don't forget to spare a few thoughts for the airforce pilots, naval and merchant seaman and the network of allied agents operating throughout the occupied territories. It was through their sacrifice that the D-Day landings were made possible.

Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:05 pm by Heltak

And resistance fighters and THE ECONOMY of the countries... without steel and weapon makers where would we be?

(Anyone who salutes the Manhattan project dies, it was uneeded and has caused nothing good)

Wiz good post, too heavy on patriotism though.

There are few words that sum up what we can say about D-Day the best being let us never forget.

Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:05 pm by Jagged

We should also thank the men who broke the enigma code, for without them we may not have won D-Day. I would like to thank the man who donated his body to the army and let it be dropped in the Mediterraineain sea.

Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:08 pm by The Ninja

i give to you, three immortal words:

Lest We Forget

Viator

Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:38 pm by -------

I believe this was the U.S. finest hour. Storming the beaches of Normandy and driving back the German forces, it was THE turning point in World War II. No doubt about it. I salute the men and women who served during this dark time. My grandfather was a veteran of this war, so I have even greater respect for him.
My condolences to the people who lost brothers, husbands, and sons during this conflict. May we never forget the sacrifice they made to make the world free for all people. *Snaps to attention and salutes*

Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:40 pm by kimk

though far away from my history, *salutes*

Sun Jun 06, 2004 12:18 am by freighter fighter

kimk, you are forgetting about the pacific campaign, thats almost on your doorstep.

Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:28 am by sycho warrior

I want to add a salute to al the innocent people who died, people who didnt want to be at war, but was forced by circumstances. Those to should be rememberd

Sun Jun 06, 2004 1:57 am by ~Corsair#01~

Well, even though D-Day was uneccessary, and the war would have been won anyway, I salute. Kind of.

DUCK!

Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:27 am by sycho warrior

Well, thats life

Sun Jun 06, 2004 2:30 am by The Ninja

The russians in WW2 started out as a weaker power but ended up mopping the floor with the Nazis... I actually had to an oral presentation on D-Day, and knowing that it wasn't simply an american effort, knowing that aussie diggers landed on the beaches of normandy, fills me with a strange patriotic feeling.

Id also like to remind people of how amphibious assaults can go wrong.
The Dardinelles campaign of WW1. The gallipoli landing in turkey (although the aussies kicked ass in it,) was a failure due to blunder after blunder.

But ill put away my australian flag and save it for another day.
WAR IS HELL!!!

Viator - Traveller of both time and space (mostly space, time screws up when i try and go backwards...)
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