June 6, 1944

[Jeffrey S.]

As I am writing this at 10 PM here in Detroit, at this very moment 80 years ago, 150,000 men are either landing on or headed toward the 5 beaches in Normandy, France. The Americans are headed to Omaha and Utah and the British and Canadians are going to Juno, Sword and Gold. Twenty five hundred Americans will never return. Many thousands more will be terribly wounded and all will have their lives changed forever. These brave, selfless young men (boys really) gave us a gift that we can never repay.
Had they not accomplished what they set out to do that day, how many more millions would have died and how many more, like my own Grandpa and Grandma, would have been murdered in places like Auschwitz and Treblinka? No matter where you reside on the political spectrum, whether the far right or far left or somewhere in the middle, we can all agree that we respect and appreciate what they all did for us 80 years ago.
It is with extreme admiration, gratitude, and thanks for our military on June 6, 1944 and June 6, 2024 that I am,
Jeff Salz (13182)

[Mark F.]

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It is with extreme admiration, gratitude, and thanks for our military on June 6, 1944 and June 6, 2024 that I am, Jeff Salz (13182)

Jeff, I honor and respect the words you have written...

My wife and I visited Normandy Beach in 2018 and the pit in my stomach right now as I write this recollects what I felt there looking at that scene...WOW...what an insurmountable offensive those heroes faced !

Not the same deal as D-Day, but my Father-In-Law was a Pearl Harbor Survivor...and I had many conversations with him about what sacrifices our fathers have made for our Freedoms !

I just hope the younger generations are schooled on what these things meant - and that they come to learn what all those sacrifices were about for us...and for them into the future...

[Steven B.]

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Jeff, that's extremely well said and I second it 100%. It was heartwarming to watch the 95-102 year old veterans come back to Normandy and participate in the ceremonies honoring and remembering the sacrifices made. Thanks for posting. My dad followed up in the winter and was at the Battle of the Bulge, so although he never spoke much about it, all the men and women who served felt it was their duty to continue pushing through all adversity and claim the ultimate victory on VE and VJ Day.

[Tim G.]

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The events yesterday in France were wonderful to watch. My wife and I visited the beaches of Normandy in 2017 and it was moving.

[Joe R.]

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My Dad was part of the (Greatest Generation) that served in the Navy during that time. And they were Volunteers and not drafted! Proud men who lived and died for our Freedom! He set that example and that encouraged me to join the USAF during the Viet Nam period!

[Mark M.]

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My Dad and uncles also volunteered in world war 2. He went to the pacific and at wars end we were blessed they came home. He spoke almost nothing to us kids of it, but when we were grown he mentioned how he was in Japan when the war ended and he liked the people of Japan. He died too early and my memories of being a troublesome teenager and how he brought us up in the Lords word would come back later. As the decades pass that which I saw as foolish, reversed for me to see how wise he truly was. He was a giver and forgiver. How good The Lord is to us even when we least deserve it. That generation of Americans who grew up in the depression showed more understanding of whats important.