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06-06-2006, 09:51 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow
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| 6th Of June, 1944: D-Day The longest day
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06-06-2006, 11:00 AM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| The blown Sherman had used as a commo of the units location before the D-day came.
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06-06-2006, 12:07 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: City of the Angels California
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| Here's a link to a story I wrote about one of only 4 MOHs awarded on D-Day. Enjoy. http://www.combatsim.com/review.php?id=692
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06-06-2006, 12:08 PM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Nice pics there. Its allways nice to see pics of D-Day.
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06-06-2006, 12:55 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| I was looking at the pictures of the LST's unloading right on the beach. Thats why the allies could invade France, and the Germans couldnt invade England. We had the logistics to do it.
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06-06-2006, 03:26 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| One of the many reasons.
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06-06-2006, 03:34 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow
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| The other side
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06-06-2006, 03:41 PM
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| the old Sage  Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere
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| I salute an uncle, now deceased some 15 years who came onshore during the Normandie landings and ended the war with his company in central Germany. Gents just as a side note, do not forget also what happend in Italy during this week. Yes it is little known ..........
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06-06-2006, 04:06 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA
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| Rome was finally liberated.
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06-06-2006, 04:51 PM
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| Administrator   Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida, USA
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| It is a shame that there is a lack of respect and attention given to the mission that these men faced. It disheartened me to see that any mention of D-Day was relegated to the 4th page in our newspaper, in place of 6-6-6 stories. It scares me to think how few people now recognize these important dates in history, which had a tremendous impact on the future of our world. I thank all of the men who when faced the most unbelievable of tasks were able conquer them with excellence. I am still one of the few that remember this day for what it is, and I personally will never forget June-6th. God Bless those men who fought on that day, and the many days after.
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06-06-2006, 05:04 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Yes, it is also a shame that there has not been much mentioned on the news of this historic day  Anyway attached are the most famous pics of D-day by Robert Capa (who worked with my Great-grandfather at Time and Life - I have pics of them as well as some that my great-grandfather took on D-day (he was also a war photographer at Time & Life).From top to bottom: 1) The Landing 2) Hedgehogs 3) Landings 4) Landings 5) Frank Scherschel on D-day (at Portsmouth).
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06-06-2006, 05:50 PM
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06-06-2006, 06:18 PM
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| Siggy Master Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| I'm with you guys
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06-06-2006, 06:23 PM
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| V2, that second pic of the airplanes flying over the battleship could not have been photo'd off of Normandy. All four Iowa class BB's were stationed in the Pacific.
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06-06-2006, 09:32 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| I educated about 20 people today in reminding them that today was the Anniversary of D-Day.... They were completely clueless... I cannot understand the stupidity of this world sometimes.... 
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