63 years to the day...

[Gun2Gun]

It's the Anniversary of D-Day today. Those men were part of what is probably the greatest generation ever to live.

[Acari Rotter]

It was quite the beach party.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Canada_JunoBeach_1_RCNCOMMANDO.jpg


By the way, German speakers, I'm curious about this guy:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Severloh
He may have personally killed 3000 Allied soldiers at the landing at Omaha Beach. What does the page say about him? That's a pretty messed up thing to have to do.

[Professor]

much respect....

i somehow get the feeling that the guy in that pic all the way on the right turning towards the camera is my grandfather. i can't tell though. it's too small and it got all pixellated when i tried to enlarge it. every time i see a group pic from WWII i look for him. haven't seen him yet outside of the ones we have where he was receiving his silver star, although there are one or two we've seen that could be, and one we're pretty positive is him.

[bacon_lettuce_tomato]

America, FUCK YEAH! Comin to save the mothafuckin day!

[Hillbilly]

My Grandpa was a UDT much respect.

[Mike]

By the way, German speakers, I'm curious about this guy:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Severloh
He may have personally killed 3000 Allied soldiers at the landing at Omaha Beach. What does the page say about him? That's a pretty messed up thing to have to do.

Casualties inflicted by Hein Severloh

One of the defending Germans was MG42 gunner Lance Corporal Heinrich Severloh (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Severloh) who was in a well emplaced bunker; "Widerstandsnest 62" with good fields of fire. Severloh was instructed to target the US troops while they were still wading towards the beach. He engaged the landing Americans for 9 hours, firing 12,000 rounds before his ammunition ran out and according to some historical analysts, Severloh may have been responsible for up to 3,000 of the casualties taken by the American forces.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach#_note-0) Severloh was nicknamed the "Beast of Omaha" by US survivors of the landing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach

[Loathe]

Casualties inflicted by Hein Severloh

One of the defending Germans was MG42 gunner Lance Corporal Heinrich Severloh (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Severloh) who was in a well emplaced bunker; "Widerstandsnest 62" with good fields of fire. Severloh was instructed to target the US troops while they were still wading towards the beach. He engaged the landing Americans for 9 hours, firing 12,000 rounds before his ammunition ran out and according to some historical analysts, Severloh may have been responsible for up to 3,000 of the casualties taken by the American forces.[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach#_note-0) Severloh was nicknamed the "Beast of Omaha" by US survivors of the landing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha_Beach

Look at this guy.

Where you been man?

[weknowhowtolive]

It was quite the beach party.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/Canada_JunoBeach_1_RCNCOMMANDO.jpg


By the way, German speakers, I'm curious about this guy:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Severloh
He may have personally killed 3000 Allied soldiers at the landing at Omaha Beach. What does the page say about him? That's a pretty messed up thing to have to do.He was one of the last guys to leave the beach. A few years ago he met up with a dude he shot 3 times and they hung out and talked about old times.

[Skones]

That's a pretty messed up thing to have to do.

War is a pretty messed up thing to have to do.

[Slick_Rik_Van_Howle]

Part of my new job is inputting the names and service numbers of men who served in the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and associated battalions during the first and second wars into a data base. It's very sad to see the names of men who lived side by side to one another, many under the age of twenty all being killed on the same day.

Coincidentally I'm to attend the unveiling of a plaque in honour of a rifleman murdered a few days after the nomrandy landing at the hands of the SS. One of eighteen prisoners of war killed under the orders of Kurt Meyer of the 12th SS as a matter of fact.

Ah the veteran, soon to be gone but will never be forgotten.

[Loathe]

I went to Afghanistan, and was in the LRS for the 29th Infantry Division.

There were a group of guys called The Bedford Boys. All national guard guys in the same unit in southern Virginia. They took something like 90% casualties in their first day assaulting the beach, almost the town of Bedford's entire male population.

Before we deployed a couple of the old timers came out to one of our deployment rallies and shook hands. Incredible men.

[Mike]

Look at this guy.

Where you been man?

What's up T, been busting my hump at work, just started a new job, moved into a new house, lots of shit going on. I still troll this site in the background occasionally to keep up on what's going on. Other than that same shit, different day. How are things out in your neck of the woods?

[Loathe]

What's up T, been busting my hump at work, just started a new job, moved into a new house, lots of shit going on. I still troll this site in the background occasionally to keep up on what's going on. Other than that same shit, different day. How are things out in your neck of the woods?

Damn does this mean the compound is gone?

Here ups and downs.

In and out of work, but things are looking better now.

Might be back in the Army by early July.

[Welsh Gazza]

Just got home from helping out at my Local Royal Canadian Legion,D-Day dinner,and service.
Nice little service,not as many old boys as last year,but the meal was great.And its always a joy,to shake hands,and thank them in person.
It will be a sad day in my life,when they are all gone.

ALL GAVE SOME,SOME GAVE ALL...........LEST WE FORGET.

[Dixon]

Did Firing Party at a Legion Ceremony on Sunday.
Got to sit around and share a brew with some of the old vets.
Always an enjoyable time

[socalsk1nhead]

On Memorial Day there was a Band of Brothers Marathon. I never saw it all the way through and though it's only a portrayal of how intense the events were, it gave me a new respect for the amount of shit the soldiers had to go through for freedom.

[Welsh Gazza]

It also had its funny moments,an old Scotsman who was there on the day,had the job of taking German POWs,off the beach in his DUKW.....He told me him and his mate,started taking all the watches and medals off the 20 odd Germans on his floating truck.
Any way one German started making a fuss about handing over his watch,so Jock gave him a note,and told him to present it to an MP in England,and he would give him his watch back.
He put on the note,

Dear Military Police Man,I am a Nazi Cunt,Please kick the shit out of Me.

God I would love to have seen the look on the Red Cap's face when the German gave him that note.

[Acari Rotter]

He was one of the last guys to leave the beach. A few years ago he met up with a dude he shot 3 times and they hung out and talked about old times.

That's cool. The other stuff on the Omaha Beach page was stuff I already knew.

[Tokyohoon]

A hell of a thing to have ever had to happen, but thanks to all who were involved.