69th anniversary of D Day

[hrspwr1]

Not to take away from the soldiers who stormed the beaches. But if you were a german in one of those pillboxes and woke up and saw nothing but an enemy armada as far as your eyes could see it took a lot of balls to hold your post. Granted they were probably shot if they tried to run away but still.

[wild willie]

MY HAT'S OFF TO ALL THE VETERANS!!!

[Eric2]

No I'm not confused...I do know the difference of the 2 WWW. and I do know what the D day is.
 And I also know that you guys beat Japan... and of course I do know that the Vietnam kicked your ass.
 

"During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe."

You are wrong on this. The war in Vietnam was not executed properly. It was taken control of by the politicians and the generals where left to follow their bullshit orders. Had they been allowed to release the full brunt of the dogs of war, this shit would not have happened. Men where lost taking a hill, only to be ordered to fall back and let the enemy retake it unopposed.  This drove moral to an all time low. Can you emagine fighting a war like this. The enemy was strong yes, but nothing like the Japanese...........not even close. It was a whole different war.