D-Day Salutation
- Thread starter BigBlue
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Ditto, Blue. Thank you for remembering those who gave so much.
Also to the survivors who came home and became the backbone of our country and who are known today as 'The Greatest Generation'.
Tom
Also to the survivors who came home and became the backbone of our country and who are known today as 'The Greatest Generation'.
Tom
We can only imagine what the map of Europe would look like now if the d-day invasion had failed. God bless those guys.
They had a chap who is 93 and jumped into France ahead of the landing with the U.S. paratroops, who wanted to make the jump again. He was more than just a little put off that they wouldn't let him go solo. His argument was he was 93 and had, had a good life so if anything was to happen to him he was comfortable with it.
He said that no other 93 year olds from his unit were making the jump again. Guess that's why they call them the greatest generation.
Steve.
He said that no other 93 year olds from his unit were making the jump again. Guess that's why they call them the greatest generation.
Steve.
On that same note a British senior citizen was reported missing from his nursing home. He was last seen wearing a light overcoat over his suit and he was wearing his medals from WW2.
Some time later a younger veteran who must have been watching the news reports on his phone or computer reported that the old lad was in France sitting next to him on a bus headed to the D-Day ceremony and he would make sure he got home when it was all over.
There was quite a flap since it was reported that the nursing home to him he couldn't go. The nursing home of course said they didn't.
Steve.
Some time later a younger veteran who must have been watching the news reports on his phone or computer reported that the old lad was in France sitting next to him on a bus headed to the D-Day ceremony and he would make sure he got home when it was all over.
There was quite a flap since it was reported that the nursing home to him he couldn't go. The nursing home of course said they didn't.
Steve.
The father of a good friend also jumped before the invasion. He landed on a fence post, breaking his leg. The French farm family took him in, hid him and doctored as they could. When they were able, they contacted the invading troops, who picked him up and took him to a field hospital. He was always ticked-off that he missed the action, but very grateful to the kindness of the French people. Hero's abounded those days.
