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Old 06-05-2024, 12:53 PM
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Tomorrow, June 6th marks the 80th Anniversary of the allied landings at Normandy. It is hard to comprehend the scope of this heroic effort and the impact it had on so many people.

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My great uncle died there, he was a medic.
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If you’ve never watched the series band of Brothers, I highly recommend it, as a details this day along with many days after.
God bless our troops!
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A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself, including 2,501 Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded. In the ensuing Battle of Normandy, 73,000 Allied forces were killed and 153,000 wounded.

Unbelievable sacrifices made by so many.

Even 20,000 French civilians were killed, mostly by allied fire into villages where Germans were hiding out.
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John, have you ever been able to visit your uncles grave? I wish I was going to be in Normandy tomorrow.
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John, have you ever been able to visit your uncles grave? I wish I was going to be in Normandy tomorrow.
I have not but my cousin has.

Uncle Walt was one of 12, here is a pic of him (bottom left) along with his other brothers who served in WW2:
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These posts are so humbling. The sheer selflessness of these men is overwhelming

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Thank You for posting this; We SHALL not forget. What a time it must have been to muster the courage of a generation.
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