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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 01:43 PM Original message |
Three score and 7 years ago, |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. My uncle Anton was with the Canadian Army. |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's a great story! |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I was surprised to hear that the US Navy was "dry". |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. The Brit Navy is still "wet". |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. And so little mention of it today in the news. |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. There was nothing in the paper this morning. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. What a great map this is! |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Don't tell anyone, but i lifted the map from Wikipedia. |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. My father parachuted in. |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That was very dangerous work. |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
11. My FIL was on one of the early landing boats |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 07:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. It's sad that he wouldn't talk about it. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
13. We have here in Texas a 90+ year old veteran of both the Atlantic AND the Pacific war. |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I've seen Point du Hoc. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-08-11 05:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Possably, a 14" 1600lb main battery round does tend to make a crater! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. vibes to all those souls who didn't make it across the beaches alive. How brave were those kids eh? |
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Lionel Mandrake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-06-11 11:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. + |
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