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It dawned on me that at this very time exactly 75 years ago, the first of the Allied Forces were jumping into France.  The amphibious landing crafts would land a few hours later.  All those brave men will be heavily on my mind over the coming days.  God bless.

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My Father was there. He landed at Omaha beach with the 29th Infantry Div. He very rarely talked about his service, but one time he did mention that he had witnessed a landing craft drop its ramp right in front of a german machine gun. No one made it off the boat. I remember seeing the tears swelling in his eyes.
A few months later, some where in the middle of France,  german artillery damned near blew him to pieces. Nobody thought he'd make to the aid station, much less survive. But he did. He was a tough old bird.   

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He was a tough old bird.  

Yes sir that whole generation were tough birds. My wife's uncle is 94 and was in the Navy in South Pacific. Lost a good friend about 2 years ago that was a survivor of the Bataan death march. We only have a handful of these WWII vets left. If you know one, go out of your way to stop in and see him or her and thank them.

 

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