Can't believe this Anniversary wasn't mentioned yesterday

[Charlie P]

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Many died so we could be free.

[tardfarmer]

I was watching a history channel special about normandy yesterday. If hitler was not asleep, and his aids were not affraid to wake him, the US would have been pulverized at Normandy.

Apparently several fully loaded SS Panzer Brigades were within 15 miles and awaiting orders to go forward to Normandy...........

[Tazman]

We all owe that generation a huge thank you for all we have today. It breaks my heart how the older I get the less importance is put on WWII. The entire population of the US went to war in one way or another, either in the military, working in defense plants, recyling, war bonds and even victory gardens. Hirohito and Hitler picked the wrong country to mess with at the wrong time!

[boysda]

ORIGINAL: Tazman

We all owe that generation a huge thank you for all we have today. It breaks my heart how the older I get the less importance is put on WWII.... Hirohito and Hitler picked the wrong country to mess with at the wrong time!

agree. wonder if, as a nation, we could make the same sacrifice today if presented with an analagous challenge.

and no, i don't consider Iraq analagous, but certainly illustrative of the impact the body count has on our citizenry.

[tardfarmer]

We all owe that generation a huge thank you for all we have today. It breaks my heart how the older I get the less importance is put on WWII.

I beg to differ. Of any of the wars (except revolutionary and civil), I think WWII is the most widely read.

Least is probably Spanish American or Korea.



And if you think about it, they probably purposely don't teach too much about the spanish american war because it was a HUGE blunder (purposefully done ????) on the US's part and later afforded us the mistaken opportunity of simply saying:

"hey, that country looked at me crosseyed, lets invade" .

S.A. war set the scene for subsequent "illegalities" as Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq... etc.

[boysda]

ORIGINAL: tardfarmer

I beg to differ. Of any of the wars (except revolutionary and civil), I think WWII is the most widely read.

Least is probably Spanish American or Korea.

actually, most people don't realize that we had a little dust up in the early 1800's with france, that primarily involved naval engagements. it was an unofficial "police action" like 'Nam. involved the french version of press gangs drafting US citizens. that would be my nominee.

[tardfarmer]

actually, most people don't realize that we had a little dust up in the early 1800's with france, that primarily involved naval engagements.

??????????? Now i'm stumped. I can't remember reading about that and I can't find anything on google.


someone help me, this is bugging the hell out of me.

[boysda]

gotta run shortly to a meeting but i'll check. learned in in military science as a youngster. 1804ish comes to mind. i believe it was our fledgling fleet of RIDICULOUSLY well-armed frigates, like the constitution and the constellation.

[Knightia]

It was my brothers birthday D day- June 6,

One of the few b days i could& can still remember.

My gram worked in two aircraft plants- 1 in nigarafalls& 1 in ontario i believe - that was after her vaudville? & probition- lake boats days& Great?depression yrs

[NCOutdoors]

I beg to differ. Of any of the wars (except revolutionary and civil), I think WWII is the most widely read.

Least is probably Spanish American or Korea.

I agree. The WWII vets are owed a huge debt of gratitude and I think they get it. To me it's the Korean War vets that deserve some attention. That really was the "Forgotten War." If you are interested in reading a great book about it, find This Kind of War by Gordon Sullivan.