67 years ago today, Allied Forces kicked butt...

[hemi68charger]

A Day we should never forget, I know the French don't. I hope this young generation we have now will be taught the significance of it all.

http://www.army.mil/d-day/slideshow.html

[Todd Wilson]

Sad thing is a lot of people have forgot about it!


Todd

[Hudson Hornet !]

Damn Straight!  The other day My Dad ( a Korea vet) and I were putting flowers on my Dad's Brothers grave ( WWII vet, Died in Okinawa), when two toyotas drove  through the graveyard.  The people inside were all smiles and I had to restrain my 79 year old Dad from kicking their doors in!  Made me sick to realize very few people give a crap any more about this country. I should have joined him!!  Now before anyone tells me that the Toyota was made in the USA understand this:  I may be a country boy, but I am also a business major. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the majority of the PROFITS of these cars leave the good ol USA and head overseas- WE lose our manufacturing and decent jobs, they get our money and then laugh at us for doing it!!!  One last thing while I am preaching.  Not only do we owe a big thank you to our vets but we owe the big three for pulling our butts out of the fire. It took planes, bombs, jeeps, tanks etc. to win the war.  I am not a war monger, but when the next big one rolls around ( and it will sometime), do you think that Toyota plant where your camry is made will be willing to make bombers??!! I don't think so!!

[bobs66440]

A lot of brave soldiers lost their lives that day...but won our freedom.

Thank you to all soldiers and vets! 

[69rtse4spd]

A lot of brave soldiers lost their lives that day...but won our freedom.

Thank you to all soldiers and vets! 

I agree, dad was in the 11th. airborn in the Pacific, didn't talk much about it. A few stories, mostly about training, miss him so much, R.I.P. dad, your loving son & grateful AMERICAN.  .

[Todd Wilson]

Damn Straight!  The other day My Dad ( a Korea vet) and I were putting flowers on my Dad's Brothers grave ( WWII vet, Died in Okinawa), when two toyotas drove  through the graveyard.  The people inside were all smiles and I had to restrain my 79 year old Dad from kicking their doors in!  Made me sick to realize very few people give a crap any more about this country. I should have joined him!!  Now before anyone tells me that the Toyota was made in the USA understand this:  I may be a country boy, but I am also a business major. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the majority of the PROFITS of these cars leave the good ol USA and head overseas- WE lose our manufacturing and decent jobs, they get our money and then laugh at us for doing it!!!  One last thing while I am preaching.  Not only do we owe a big thank you to our vets but we owe the big three for pulling our butts out of the fire. It took planes, bombs, jeeps, tanks etc. to win the war.  I am not a war monger, but when the next big one rolls around ( and it will sometime), do you think that Toyota plant where your camry is made will be willing to make bombers??!! I don't think so!!

Is it ok to drive Chrysler products when they were owned by the germans?


Todd

[TK73]

2 of the 3 Axis powers have owned "Chrysler".  Japan is next...

The "Big 3" F-ed themselves in the 60s/70s when they ignored the up and coming quality/economy of Japanese autos.  Sucks it happened this way... there is nowhere else to place blame for the Big 3 coming down anywhere else than the Big 3.

[TK73]

My oldest is 19 today, I can always remember this day of the year.


Back on topic...  I was surprised there were not any specials on the cable channels I have (don't have History or Military).

[TK73]

A lot of brave soldiers lost their lives that day...but won our freedom.

Not following this statement unless you are French...

[Todd Wilson]

My oldest is 19 today, I can always remember this day of the year.


Back on topic...  I was surprised there were not any specials on the cable channels I have (don't have History or Military).

There was one on saturday night on History channel. Talked about the blow up tanks and jeeps and Dodge WC's they aired up to trick the Nazis into thinking the landing was gonna be somewhere else. Talked of the Nazi's building up the beaches and the bunkers. About the french insiders that were spies and sending carrier pigeons with info back to Britain.


Todd

[stripedelete]

D-Day was a logistics and engineering marvel and the start of the great allied offensive.    

The "never forget" part SHOULD have been covered the last weekend in May.

Those who forgot offend me far more than Japan/Toyota (and just a little more than the french).

[bobs66440]

A lot of brave soldiers lost their lives that day...but won our freedom.

Not following this statement unless you are French...

It was a component part of a cumulative effort. That's what I meant. The immediate result was to free the French, but the main purpose was to keep America and it's allies free.

[hemi68charger]

A lot of brave soldiers lost their lives that day...but won our freedom.

Not following this statement unless you are French...

It was a component part of a cumulative effort. That's what I meant. The immediate result was to free the French, but the main purpose was to keep America and it's allies free.

Exactly... I believe Hilter was on a Napoleon-wanna-be high and thought he could go further.