![]() ![]() The older I get, and as I realize that the West and America will never recover, the more I realize that the American left did not fight that war in a way in which it advanced us, but instead, it advanced the left. The result of WWII was the end of the United States and Western Civilization. Is it true that the German soldier was vastly superior to our “greatest generation” killing us and the Brits at a much higher rate, during that war? KEYWORDS: dday greatest invasion normandyĭo you really think that only that generation could have won the war? Do you really think that it took a “President for Life” to help the world overcome Germany and Japan, did the fascist “President forever” really need to create the leftist dream that he did as a result? Entering via Omaha beach, Don helped liberate Carentan, one of the first towns to be freed in Normandy, then worked to clear the infamous Normandy hedgerows of German snipers, and fought throughout Europe eventually serving as part of the occupation forces in Berlin. Tech Sergeant Don Allen operated a "half track" - an m16 tank with five 50 caliber machine guns. and British ships in the Channel, the bullets zinging everywhere, the stench of the smoke, their comrades falling, drowning, screaming, the surf and the sand on the beaches turned red from blood. They spoke of the thundering of the German guns and the relentless shelling overhead from the U.S. Joe Scida was operating one of the Higgins boats, the flat bottomed transports with a drawbridge front door navigating through eight foot waves. Malvin Walker was among the first dumped on Omaha beach that morning with the 29th Infantry Division. We crossed the English Channel by ferry from London arriving at dawn with the beaches of Normandy in front of us, creating a visual familiar to the veterans, and a stark so-this-is-where-it-all-happened image for the rest of us. For many of these veterans, it was the first time they had been back to Normandy since the Jinvasion by the allies.Īs expected, it was an enormously emotional experience. From June 1-8 thanks to an invitation from The Greatest Generations Foundation headquartered in Denver, I accompanied twelve World War II veterans for a visit to Normandy during the 67th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion. It truly was the opportunity of a lifetime. The Greatest Generation (67th anniversary of Normandy) ![]()
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