Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
6/6/2011 1:01:46 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
I don't remember ever being there. 6/6/2011 1:02:40 PM |
se7entythree YOSHIYOSHI 17375 Posts user info edit post |
also my wedding anniversary 6/6/2011 1:03:42 PM |
DeltaBeta All American 9417 Posts user info edit post |
That's not very sensitive of you, Mr. Joshua. One of those people killed Grandpa Fritz. 6/6/2011 1:24:17 PM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
In the movie, they showed people puking as they got to shore.
The floors look clean to me....
Fucking hollywood. 6/6/2011 1:33:17 PM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
That one soldier appears to be dead, the one @ the end of the ramp. RIP.
My grandfather climbed the cliffs of Point du Hoc that day, 2nd Ranger Bn. RIP. ] 6/6/2011 1:53:53 PM |
NyM410 J-E-T-S 50084 Posts user info edit post |
6/6/2011 1:54:34 PM |
Beethoven86 All American 3001 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "also my wedding anniversary" |
[Edited on June 6, 2011 at 2:14 PM. Reason : ]6/6/2011 2:13:49 PM |
LunaK LOSER :( 23634 Posts user info edit post |
i couldn't even imagine what it was like to be on those shores 6/6/2011 2:15:47 PM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
should've issued boogie boards 6/6/2011 2:33:23 PM |
GGMon All American 6462 Posts user info edit post |
also my wedding anniversary 6/6/2011 3:05:47 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "My grandfather climbed the cliffs of Point du Hoc that day, 2nd Ranger Bn. RIP." |
Respect.6/6/2011 4:04:51 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
http://stfuparents.tumblr.com/
[Edited on June 6, 2011 at 5:29 PM. Reason : ^ x2 ]
6/6/2011 5:29:22 PM |
qntmfred retired 40340 Posts user info edit post |
bump 6/5/2012 8:32:04 PM |
MisterGreen All American 4328 Posts user info edit post |
great thread. I can't imagine being on the shores, either...some boats that landed in the wrong spots lost all but one or two of their men.6/5/2012 8:37:49 PM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
I need to clarify that at the time my research was incorrect, as at that time I was going on recollections of family (his 80+ year old brother) and had yet to receive his records from the National Archives.
Here's what I was able to verify:
On 6 June 1944, D-Day, his unit, 5th Rangers (which he joined in 1942-1943 at Camp Forrest TN), landed in the Dog White sector of Omaha Beach. They were supposed to land in the Dog Green sector, however that sector was bogged down by units taking cover under extremely heavy fire. The Ranger commander, recognizing the situation at Dog Green on the run-in, ordered the assault craft to divert into Dog White. Like the C/116, the smoke covered their advance, although the 2nd Rangers were caught out on the right flank of the Ranger's landing. This was the sector where the 116th RCT regimental command group, including the 29th Division assistant commander Brigadier General Norman Cota, was able to land relatively unscathed. This is when Cota asked "what outfit is this?" and someone replied "5th Rangers" and Cota said "well then, Lead the Way Rangers!" And that is where the Rangers got their motto, which is still in use by the 75th Ranger Regiment "Rangers, Lead the Way"
Dog White Sector of Omaha Beach.
6/5/2012 9:46:30 PM |
DivaBaby19 Davidbaby19 45208 Posts user info edit post |
It looks cold in that picture
It shouldn't be cold in June 6/5/2012 10:23:10 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Post. 6/6/2012 9:32:44 AM |
JLCayton All American 2715 Posts user info edit post |
bttt 6/6/2012 5:21:31 PM |
wlb420 All American 9053 Posts user info edit post |
wading to the beach would have been ....taking heavy fire, and knowing you're moving slow as hell with 0 cover. 6/6/2012 5:36:15 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
ttt 6/6/2014 9:14:46 AM |
Dr Pepper All American 3583 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i couldn't even imagine what it was like to be on those shores" |
6/6/2014 9:27:32 AM |
zxappeal All American 26824 Posts user info edit post |
One of my favorites of all time, and I can't quickly find a link: "What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?"
I think all of you owe it to yourselves to watch it. Moving to say the least.
Oh. 70th anniversary of D-Day. And my mom's 70th birthday. Born on the day of the invasion, as predicted by my great grandmother who was, in her own right, an amazing woman. 6/6/2014 9:34:43 AM |
dyne All American 7323 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "i couldn't even imagine what it was like to be on those shores" |
This. It makes all the petty annoyances and hardships we suffer in life these days seem like nothing in comparison.6/6/2014 9:56:42 AM |
rjrumfel All American 22901 Posts user info edit post |
I'm not belittling our current military at all when I say this.
But what amazes me is that those guys that stormed Normandy that day, that landed afterward, and that fought in all other theaters...they were normal guys. One day you might be a mechanic fixing a '38 Ford, 6 weeks later you were on the front lines fixing Shermans. Or one day you might be a textile worker, and 6 weeks later you were in a jungle in the pacific ocean.
Regardless of where they came from, what profession, they were able to get trained and do what they needed to do. 6/6/2014 10:06:14 AM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/20/upshot/why-ike-wouldnt-celebrate-the-d-day-anniversary.html 6/6/2014 11:13:01 AM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
That was a damn good article, and I read the statement he released on the 10th anniversary - very good read. 6/6/2014 9:57:42 PM |
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Antifa assholes 6/6/2020 6:46:18 PM |
qntmfred retired 40340 Posts user info edit post |
This thread went in an unexpected direction, starting with ^
[Edited on June 6, 2020 at 8:04 PM. Reason : something about anti-fascists, who don't like fascism?] 6/6/2020 8:03:36 PM |
Rem Lezar Suspended 1353 Posts user info edit post |
What was the pedophile even saying in post 2 6/6/2020 8:40:52 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
ttt 6/6/2021 11:07:58 AM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
This thread just made me realize that Rem Lezar has been lowering the level of discourse here (yes, I too was surprised that would even be possible) for over a year now!
Happy late anniversary, you redneck loser. 6/6/2021 11:46:19 AM |
StTexan Suggestions??? 5783 Posts user info edit post |
^I thought rem lezar was black
Not that there is anything wrong with that 6/6/2021 9:17:49 PM |
The Coz Tempus Fugitive 24252 Posts user info edit post |
From the hints I've been able to gather, he's a gay black redneck. 6/6/2021 9:21:15 PM |