D-day

FED 387 · 06-03-2014, 03:38 PM

70th anniversary of D-DAY this year --just read about a 93 yr old ex paratrooper gonna jump "one more time" into Normandy just like he did back then !!!! Amazing !!!! Thank you sir!!!

Geerhead55 · 06-04-2014, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by FED 387

70th anniversary of D-DAY this year --just read about a 93 yr old ex paratrooper gonna jump "one more time" into Normandy just like he did back then !!!! Amazing !!!! Thank you sir!!!

Amen to that. I hope all goes well for this hero on his planned adventure. Not only is the equipment a lot better now,, but I'm betting when he looks out on the beach before he jumps, that 23 year old kid will return for a moment. What an awesome trip he'll have. Thanks for sharing,, FED 387.
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Jim Wahl · 06-04-2014, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by FED 387

70th anniversary of D-DAY this year --just read about a 93 yr old ex paratrooper gonna jump "one more time" into Normandy just like he did back then !!!! Amazing !!!! Thank you sir!!!

Amen to that! God bless him and I hope he has the jump of his life! Jim

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jmcarter · 06-04-2014, 06:07 AM

Important day for the Greatest Generation, to whom the entire world owes the utmost gratitude. Hope he has a phenomenal jump!

chris ok · 06-06-2014, 02:01 PM

very important day for all generations.
We must all appreciate their sacrifices.
As I appreciate our soldiers, all of them. Current, retired and those we have lost.

I thank my lucky stars for what they did for our country. I have heard so many stories from the few I personally know and knew.
The greatest generation!!!!!

FED 387 · 06-06-2014, 02:47 PM

In the past 69 years every US President has visited Normandy on D Day except for 4 times--- can you guess when it was and who it was???

Jim Wahl · 06-06-2014, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by FED 387

In the past 69 years every US President has visited Normandy on D Day except for 4 times--- can you guess when it was and who it was???

Yeh, his poll numbers are in the crapper so he went this year. Jim

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SStockDart · 06-06-2014, 10:02 PM

I lost an uncle, Maurice, somewhere on that beach, that day.

I just double checked.....my uncle survived Normandy, with the 4th Infantry Division....However, he later was killed in Belgium. 23 years old.

joelster · 06-07-2014, 07:25 AM

My great uncle was in the "Band of Brothers". He was Warren "Skip" Muck played by the actor Richard Speight. He made it through D-day fine but died months later outside of the town of Foy during the Battle of the Bulge. This is a really nice video that Richard made when talking to a class, talking about how he researched his role and contacted my family:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKBKPOXuoI4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKBKPOXuoI4[/ame]

06-03-2014, 03:38 PM	#1
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,349 Likes: 324 Liked 280 Times in 150 Posts	D-day 70th anniversary of D-DAY this year --just read about a 93 yr old ex paratrooper gonna jump "one more time" into Normandy just like he did back then !!!! Amazing !!!! Thank you sir!!!

06-04-2014, 06:07 AM	#4
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,118 Likes: 1,970 Liked 2,678 Times in 850 Posts	Re: D-day Important day for the Greatest Generation, to whom the entire world owes the utmost gratitude. Hope he has a phenomenal jump! __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock

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chris ok Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Long Island, New york Posts: 585 Likes: 121 Liked 44 Times in 27 Posts	Re: D-day very important day for all generations. We must all appreciate their sacrifices. As I appreciate our soldiers, all of them. Current, retired and those we have lost. I thank my lucky stars for what they did for our country. I have heard so many stories from the few I personally know and knew. The greatest generation!!!!!

06-06-2014, 02:47 PM	#6
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,349 Likes: 324 Liked 280 Times in 150 Posts	Re: D-day In the past 69 years every US President has visited Normandy on D Day except for 4 times--- can you guess when it was and who it was???

06-06-2014, 10:02 PM	#8
SStockDart VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Arizona, Texan forever Posts: 1,115 Likes: 714 Liked 458 Times in 173 Posts	Re: D-day I lost an uncle, Maurice, somewhere on that beach, that day. I just double checked.....my uncle survived Normandy, with the 4th Infantry Division....However, he later was killed in Belgium. 23 years old. __________________ Gary Hansen - SS/FA 4911, B/SA 4911 Last edited by SStockDart; 06-07-2014 at 12:19 AM.

06-07-2014, 07:25 AM	#9
joelster Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tonawanda, NY Posts: 106 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: D-day My great uncle was in the "Band of Brothers". He was Warren "Skip" Muck played by the actor Richard Speight. He made it through D-day fine but died months later outside of the town of Foy during the Battle of the Bulge. This is a really nice video that Richard made when talking to a class, talking about how he researched his role and contacted my family: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKBKPOXuoI4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKBKPOXuoI4[/ame]