jlf1961
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Look, when I go to civil war battlefields, I remember the fallen. When I go to the places where there were battles between the US Army and Native Americans, I remember the fallen. There are a lot of people that remember the fallen on specific days other than Memorial day, or VE day, or VJ day, or Veterans day. I never said that the rest of the world should do so, but I feel that someone should remember the men that died on 6 June 1944, because of what that day meant. It was the first day that Hitler's Fortress Europe was attacked and breached, it was the largest invasion force ever put together for an amphibious landing. It was the day that the Allies began the task of freeing Europe from the grasp of a madman. You really want it put in prospective, walk through the National Cemeteries where the dead are buried, look at the acres of crosses for those that never went home. As for the Battle of the Bulge, I remember those dead as well, at that time of year. I light a candle for their memory. I remember Melmady, I remember Black Thursday, October 14, 1943, when the Allied air forces suffered large losses during bombing in the Second Raid on Schweinfurt during World War II. I remember the Greatest Day, August 15, 1940. I know many people who do the same. Men who served with the 82nd, or 101st, Rangers that remember the first Ranger units in WWII. My great grandmother would remember D Day for two sons she lost on Omaha Beach. On both sides of my family, there is a military tradition that goes back to long before they came to the US in the 1700's. Maybe it is just me, thinking of the men of my family that died fighting for what they believed in. And as for D Day, once more, I remember those Germans who for the most part were not Nazi's, who did not volunteer, but fought because they had no choice. People should not remember just the dead of the victorious, but the dead of the vanquished as well. Remember those significant days in history, and the lunacy that made those battles necessary. I remember those days, and remember the words of Plato, "Only the dead have seen the end of war."
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Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think? You cannot control who comes into your life, but you can control which airlock you throw them out of. Paranoid Paramilitary Gun Loving Conspiracy Theorist AND EQUAL OPPORTUNI
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