TransporterMalfunction 1 Posted June 4, 2004 As dawn broke on 6th June 1944, Europe was still in the cast-iron grip of Nazism. The seemingly impregnable Atlantic Wall still held strong. The end of the war seemed a distant hope. However, by the end of that same day, the skill and courage of the Allied Forces had established a precious foothold back in France and taken a first step on the way to liberating Paris. Today is the 60th anniversary of this historic event that changed the fate of the world and is our nations opportunity to thank our D-Day heroes: it's our chance to remember those who fell on the beaches and those who made it home that we will never forget what they did for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted June 4, 2004 UMMM.... nice remembrance but today is the fourth of June. Not the sixth... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HRH The KING 0 Posted June 4, 2004 nice remembrance but today is the fourth of June. Not the sixth... Well then, we can appreciate and commemorate their 'preparations' for D-Day today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Trek Fan 0 Posted June 4, 2004 (edited) UMMM....nice remembrance but today is the fourth of June. Not the sixth... WAB, thousands of people died that day... They deserve more than just one day of rememberance... It was also in the same war as this :( If it weren;t for D-Day, that flag ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ would be completely white... Edited June 4, 2004 by Commodore -Harry Kim- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted June 4, 2004 true, but I was just infroming him... :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NordicBearskin 0 Posted June 4, 2004 UMMM....nice remembrance but today is the fourth of June. Not the sixth... WAB, thousands of people died that day... They deserve more than just one day of rememberance... It was also in the same war as this :( If it weren;t for D-Day, that flag ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ would be completely white... I completly agree with you. We should not only remember those who fought at the beachhead and who leapt from the planes, but also those who fought for the allied cause in less obvious but no less dangerous ways. We should also honour those in the French Resistance who fought no less valiantly at D-Day. Were it not for these men and women most of central and eastern europe would be under Nazi dominion. However, I do not think that we should remember one group of people whilst entirely ignoring another on nationality. The French, British Commonwealth and Americans were fighting for the survival for their countries during June the 6th, the Germans manning the Atlantic Wall were fighting for the survival of theirs. Both were extremly heoric in their actions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TransporterMalfunction 1 Posted June 4, 2004 UMMM....nice remembrance but today is the fourth of June. Not the sixth... Yeah I put the thread up a bit early to give everyone a heads up, although the post is written ready for the 6th. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A l t e r E g o 9 Posted June 4, 2004 (edited) .............................................. :) If it weren;t for D-Day, that flag ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ would be completely white... :( Harry! :) Well stated Dude! :( You make that up? Edited June 4, 2004 by Alterego Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star Trek Fan 0 Posted June 4, 2004 (edited) .............................................. :) If it weren't for D-Day, that flag ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ would be completely white... :( Harry! :) Well stated Dude! :( You make that up? Well, I liked the Iwo Jima flag, and I realized, the Allies would have lost if it weren't for D-Day, so yes, I did make that up... Edited June 4, 2004 by Commodore -Harry Kim- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted June 5, 2004 D-Day is the term that will forever be remembered as June 6th, 1944, when Allied Forces invaded Normandy ad Gold, Sword, Juno, Utah and Omaha Beaches. but, D-Day is a Military term meaning the day of any invasion. On the 6th of June we honor those who fought at the beaches, on the ships, in the airborne regiments, and in the Air Forces. all played a critical role in defeating Germany, but it is said that for every soldier who droped from an airplane or jumped from a landing craft, there were 5-7 soldiers in the rear, making sure he had what he needed. the supply clerks and the Quartermasters and the Mess cooks didn't hit the beaches, but their role is just as critical. after all, without the supply guys, you wouldn't get your rifle or your Ammo. and without the Mess cooks, well, Napolean said it best: An Army marches on it's stomach. the mechanics who fixed the aircraft and the landing craft also deserve a salute. without them, the landings, both seaborne and airborne, would not be possible. and the factory workers at home, who built the planes, the ships, the guns, made the bullets, assembled the rations, and even made uniforms, they all made their contribution to the Normandy invasion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delta 0 Posted June 5, 2004 We must never forget all of the people involved in fighting for our freedom! I got the following from Sky news. LATEST NEWS from ITN D-Day veterans honoured in Normandy Thousands of British veterans have returned to Normandy for a series of events marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Hundreds of ex-servicemen and women, their friends and families along with schoolchildren, have taken part in a spectacular "symbolic crossing" of the Channel on their way to the commemorations in France. Warships, ferries carrying veterans and a flotilla of vessels, large and small, left Portsmouth at 8.45am. On the way they took part in a solemn service of remembrance and wreath-laying on the waves, broken by the roar of Spitfires and a Lancaster bomber flypast dropping a million poppies from its bomb bay. A celebration will be held at the bridge at 00.16 tomorrow - 60 years to the minute of the arrival of the first Allied troops in occupied France. In France, the Prince of Wales unveiled a statue of Brigadier James Hill - at 93, D-Day's oldest surviving senior officer at Le Mesnil. Brig Hill attended the event. Charles earlier laid a wreath for the courageous troops who died during the greatest seaborne military invasion ever launched. He honoured the fallen comrades of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards in the small village of Creully in Normandy. The Royal Dragoon Guards were in the first amphibious DD Sherman Tanks to land on Gold Beach, arriving five minutes before H-Hour at 7.20am on June 6 1944. By the end of the day of fierce fighting they had liberated Creully. At a stone memorial dedicated to the Guards, Charles stood in silence with his head bowed briefly in front of the permanent tribute. He placed a wreath with the message: "In continuous and grateful memory." The Prince, who is Colonel in Chief of the Royal Dragoons, met around 50 veterans at the Cruelly memorial. It was the first time he had met the ex-servicemen. Afterwards General Ian Gill, 84, of Thorney, Cambridgeshire, recalled the historic landings. "The thing you remember most is the terrific noise. Our own tanks firing and of course the opposition. That tremendous noise, it never ceased." Charles is also unveiling a replica of the Horsa glider used by British troops in their daring raid on Pegasus Bridge - the first assault of the D-Day invasion. And he is witnessing a mass parachute jump by serving members of 1 Para at nearby Ranville - the scene of the original first drop into occupied France on June 6, 1944. Elsewhere, members of the Normandy Veterans Association will pay tribute to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, commander of ground troops for Operation Overlord, at Colleville-Montgomery, the French village renamed in his honour. Charles will inaugurate a British Garden of Remembrance in Caen, capital of the Calvados region in which most of the D-Day beaches are sited, in tribute to the 15 UK divisions which fought in the 80-day battle for Normandy. The day will conclude with a march-past by veterans of the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Pegasus Bridge. Story filed: 14:04:10 Saturday 5 June 2004 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted June 5, 2004 A Star Trek D-day connection: James Doohan, AKA "Mr. Scott", participated in the landings at Juno (I think), and lost his finger in the action. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt_Picard 0 Posted June 5, 2004 "As you go to battle remember that the eyes of the world are a pone you"... I think I remember that from the letter that was sent out to the troops before D-Day. What I have to say about D-Day is that of what many people thought on those beaches and what is said a lot in Star Trek... "Today is a good day to dye!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
