Lest We Forget our Debt

[Aurielius]

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Normandy ..the price tag of freedom freely paid .Thanks guys.

[ginnyfizz]

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

 

If no-one else cares about the heroes of D-Day who died to free Europe from tyranny, then we at least do, my old friend. And I for one certainly filled up with tears to see those veterans march, or trundle along in their wheelchairs, today, none of them much under 90 years of age.

 

Let us hope that when the Normandy Veterans Association disbands on the grounds of the age and frailty of those that remain, that the memory of what they did is not laid up along with their standard.

[Tidus44]

I used to visit quite often a man that I had known as a fire fighter who had led his platoon ashore at Juno Beach. He passed away two years ago at the age of 96.

His story - as well as the story of others - is in a book published by the Legion and every year after he retired he would gather donations to have the book printed and distributed to schools across Canada. Each year I pay to have 100 of the books printed and another veteran I know on the department pays to have another 100 printed. It seems like such a small price in comparison.

[JimboUK]

It's a debt that can never be repaid and we would do well to remember them, if we don't we risk forgetting the horrors of what happened and repeating them.

[Lisnpuppy]

I actually put that picture on my facebook yesterday with the caption "Today is important. If you don't know why go find out."

 

My grandfather fought in the Pacific Theater and was poised on vessels outside of mainland Japan when the bombs were dropped. It is the sacrifice and the intelligence that went into the invasion of Normandy that was the starting point of the end of the great evils of the Second World War and let the end of the pacific war become a reality.

 

Not many of this great generation left now. If you know any give them your thanks no matter what day it is. They are humble and believe they did what was right to the best of their ability. When they came home they went about the business of living while living with the memories of their fallen brothers. No people or country can expect more and we should not ever forget their sacrifices.

 

As I heard on an interview from one soldier, now well into his late 80s (he lied about his age to serve), he said imagine all these young men we lost. Imagine all the dreams and ideas and work they had in them. Imagine how great we all could have been with them alive.

[grannywils]

To all who have posted yesterday, and more importantly to all those who stood up against unseemly odds and did what had to be done without a second thought, thank you.

 

I have had no internet or phone service for several days or I would have posted yesterday. So sorry...

[Aurielius]

Lisn,

Kindly close this thread. As I suspected only the usual suspects evidenced a sense of moral obligation.

[HeyYou]

I suspect that the demographics here are mostly folks that aren't that familiar with war..... just what they read in the papers, as it were. I don't expect a lot from them.....

 

To anyone out there that has served: THANK YOU! To those that have lost loved ones to war, my sincere condolences. Let us remember what has gone before, so that we may learn from the mistakes of the past.