Commentary: Remembering D-Day
The Georgia Star News,
by
Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich
&
Speaker Newt Gingrich
Original Article
Posted By: Syrupmakers,
6/6/2021 8:04:21 AM
This Sunday marks the 77th anniversary of the greatest gamble in World War II.
On June 6, 1941, more than 156,0000 allied forces launched from the sea onto the beaches of Normandy. Nearly 7,000 allied ships commanded the French coastline, and more than 3,200 aircraft dominated the skies. A few miles inland, 23,000 paratroopers landed to block German reinforcements from the shore.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Daisymay 6/6/2021 8:19:46 AM (No. 807256)
This story, and Film of the Normandy Landing, should be all over TV today. Bet nobody even mentions it! Sad!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
downnout 6/6/2021 8:25:17 AM (No. 807261)
I thought DDay was June 6, 1944...
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
fhancock 6/6/2021 8:36:50 AM (No. 807267)
Since this is by Newt Gingrich and his wife...and Newt is an extraordinary historian my guess is that the Georgia Star News made a mistake in their year of 1941 when of course it was 1944...June 6, 1941 was obviously before Pearl Harbor
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
49 Ford 6/6/2021 9:04:40 AM (No. 807300)
Agree completely with # 4. And all honor to OP's dad!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
red1066 6/6/2021 9:42:45 AM (No. 807327)
My father was in North Africa, Sicily, and then Italy during WWII, but every man in my life growing up was a WWII veteran, except my grandfather. He was WWI vet.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
marbles 6/6/2021 9:49:49 AM (No. 807338)
My uncle jumped into Normandy with the 101st. Died of wounds 6 days later. Another uncle was wounded on the beach and walked with a leg brace for the rest of his life.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Cindiana 6/6/2021 9:53:19 AM (No. 807341)
Eternal thanks and peace to all who died that day, as well as those who have since died carrying that valor in their hearts and souls. The debt is much too large to repay, but the very least we can do is to remember them and continue to keep the story alive.
On that note, if you have a chance to check out the History Channel's series called "The Titans That Built America", don't miss the episode "Building America's War Machine". It is a stunningly patriotic presentation, one that will have your eyes misting over with pride and awe. These giants of industry came together in an extraordinary way, putting aside their personal animosities and grievances to use everything they had to reimagine and retool their companies for the common goal of Victory. I'm glad I recorded it so I can watch it again and again.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 6/6/2021 9:55:37 AM (No. 807346)
OP and poster #6, my dad was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne division. They landed the night before the invasion by sea. Our thanks to all these brave men and women. When we moved into our house 42 years ago, the two neighbors to our South were veterans of World War Two. One in the Navy the other a Lt. Colonel in the Army. The neighbors to our immediate North were both in the Navy during the war. One a captain. Our neighbor directly across the street was a young 18yr old in the Navy. His ship was in Tokyo harbor when the surrender papers were signed. They have all passed away. Bless them all.
Poster #1, you're right but the media always makes a big deal on August 6th and 9th the dates we bombed Hiroshima. Correct?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 6/6/2021 9:58:01 AM (No. 807351)
And Nagasaki...forgot to add that city.
BTW....that bombing and those deaths should be placed squarely on the bloody hands of the Emperor and his generals and admirals. They could have surrendered after we 'demonstrated' the bomb on Hiroshima.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
3XALADY 6/6/2021 2:41:35 PM (No. 807661)
I lived in Port Charlotte, FL for many years and met these dear people in a Sunday School class. One gentleman had served directly under Ike, sending his coded messages, driving him (and his gal pal) where ever he needed to go and anything else he needed done. He told me they would send aloft balloons after dark in London to mess up the enemy planes as they flew over. Another lady signed up for the military, learned to fly and would deliver planes from the manufacturer to where ever they were needed. I don't remember her asking how she got back home, etc. I felt honored to be in the presence of these two and there were more but I don't remember all their stories. There were many. Pastor's father participated in the Normandy Landing.
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My Dad landed on Utah Beach in the early hours of D-Day. He went on to survive the Battle of the Bulge and participated in the liberation of the consentration camp at Nordhausen.