June 6, 1944....D-Day invasion of Normandy!

[SteelCore]

Raise a toast to the brave soldiers of the US and UK (and its commonwealths) who hit those beaches and provided support from air land an sea for this important turniong point in the war.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Allied_Invasion_Force.jpg/785px-Allied_Invasion_Force.jpg

[walt-oxie1]

:salute:
salute sent

[David]

John has a long mustache.

[Rampager]

Yup, today marks the 64th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. D-Day June 6, 1944 was the day on which the Invasion of Normandy began - commencing the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.

A big salute to all those involved.

To help commemorate, I thought I’d post a couple links showing actual films of the invasion that are posted on Real Miltary Flix.

Color WWII Film From Pre D-Day London to Paris Narrated Years Later by a Combat Cameraman:
http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/813.cfm?sd=55

Raw but Terrific Footage from D-Day at Normandy through October 1944:
http://www.realmilitaryflix.com/public/579.cfm

:America:

[Anthropy]

Yesterday, I took time to ponder the event.

Thanks to all who have served and still serve this great country. :America: