June 6, 1944

[yours truly]

yeah must have been hell. in front, cliffs and machine guns, no cover on the beaches, and behind them just sea

 

[meltdown75]

Thanks and RIP - Great uncle Henry Marchand

- died in or around Zutphen, April 1945 at the tender age of 19 liberating Holland from the Nazis

Regiment des Chaudieres, 2nd wave, Juno beach June 6 1944.

buried at Holten cemetery

edit: http://members.shaw.ca/junobeach/juno-4-3.htm

 

[Gamingphreek]

Thanks to all who fought

-Kevin

(On the plus side, I'm hoping to see Saving Private Ryan in HD)

 

[BoomerD]

Damn...forgot the obvious

D-Day

 

[GasX]

RIP - Uncle Jack Parker - died in Japanese POW camp in Burma
A member of the famed "Chindits"

God Bless You Uncle Alwynn Parker - alive and living with Alzheimers in Sheffield
Dropped into Normandy with the Paras

God Bless You Uncle Harry Wilding - alive and well in Shrewsbury, England
spent the war in the welsh coal mines and lived through 3 cave-ins

 

[yours truly]

i volunteer looking after WW2 vets. i get annoyed how many get put in old peoples homes and forgetten by their families

i havent forgetten, neither have you guys..

 

[spacejamz]

do anyone think that there will ever be another full scale amphibous assault like that again? with today's survelliance/satellite technology, a country would have a hard time keeping such an attack from occurring anyway....

 

[Xylitol]

No one in my family has fought in World War II although they were greatly affected by the Korean War

 

[m1ldslide1]

My grandfather fought in the Philippines and was captured by the Japanese. Survived the Bataan Death March and the subsequent years of imprisonment, disease, and torture. Came home after the end of the war, got a job, got married, and fathered three children. Amazing - all of it.

 

[BoomerD]

My biological father was a US Marine and was in the Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima battles. (he later died in the Korean War)
My father-in-law was US Army Infantry and served with Merrill's Marauders in China, Burma, and India.
My first step-father enlisted in the Army Air Corps, but spend his time in the US and Hawaii, repairing shot-up aircraft, and my 2nd step-father served in many Pacific theaters including New Guinea, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa. (radio operator on a B-25)

 

[Mursilis]

Originally posted by: m1ldslide1
My grandfather fought in the Philippines and was captured by the Japanese. Survived the Bataan Death March and the subsequent years of imprisonment, disease, and torture. Came home after the end of the war, got a job, got married, and fathered three children. Amazing - all of it.

I'm curious how long he lived after liberation. The Japanese were brutal to POWs, as demonstrated by their mortality rate, which was something 33% dying in captivity. The abuse and malnutrition were so bad, something like another 22% were dead within 5 years of liberation. Your grandfather must've been a tough individual to survive Japanese captivity and live a full life afterward.

 

[UILanMan]

Originally posted by: KB
Will be watchin' Band of Brothers DVD again today.

I just started re-watching it again a few days ago, such a great series. Although I think my neighbors may not appreciate it like I do

 

[Jawo]

TY to all vets...going to watch BoB tonight! Its so amazing what they did and accomplished, especially the paratroopers who got scattered throughout the French countryside!

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Damn...forgot the obvious

D-Day

Thats so bad its actually funny.

 

[Carbo]

Don't forget what may be the greatest documentary made on WWII: Ken Burns, The War. It originally aired on PBS a few months back. It's now available on DVD. Extraordinary!