D-Day

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

May we never forget.

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Les sanglots longs

Des violons

De l'automne

Blessent mon coeur

D'une langueur

Monotone.

Tout suffocant

Et blême, quand

Sonne l'heure,

Je me souviens

Des jours anciens

Et je pleure

Et je m'en vais

Au vent mauvais

Qui m'emporte

Deçà, delà,

Pareil à la

Feuille morte.

Edited June 10, 2010 by Darkhorse 1-6

[Hans Ludwig 0]

Nice video my brother.

[soldier2390 0]

yeah man nice vid..may we never forget!!!

[Big Mac 19]

My great grandfather Ben "Mac" MacDonagh was a paratrooper and served in Normandy. RIP Granddad April 7th 1920 - June 23rd 2004. I wasn't the first "Mac" in the family. ;)

Edited June 6, 2010 by Big Mac

[dunedain 48]

Really nice poem.

Here in Brittany we may have suffered a lot through allies bombing but we sure appreciate and remember the sacrifice allies did to give us back freedom. :)

[Hans Ludwig 0]

let me guess .... your anorher one of those assholes who does not believe we landed on the moon either?

Wait, what?

[Big Mac 19]

let me guess .... your anorher one of those assholes who does not believe we landed on the moon either?

Or that the holocaust never happened....

[Richey79 10]

The Hour Is Go

One's eye close tight and families fade,

When going to war which evil men made.

Though anxious and frightened, we don't let it show,

For the day is approaching, when the Airborne must go.

Each day now rolls past; we wait just the same,

But D-Day is near, and for this we all came.

The hour grows near; each man feels it inside,

And soon we'll be falling, with nowhere to hide.

Our eyes are now down and the chatter the same,

Each weapon now loaded, no longer a game.

Jumpers gather round and bow your heads low,

Europe awaits and the hour is go.

Planes rumble past as we wait for our turn,

To fly over waters we have yet to each earn.

Checked buckles and straps, left nothing to chance,

The Jumpmaster stands, calls "Welcome To France."

Flak turns to fire in the blackest of night,

Too low, too fast, can't jump from this height.

There's no turning back, the risk has been taken,

Free fall into hell, paratrooper's forsaken.

Jumpers hold tight, scattered prayers to survive,

We'll hit the ground soon, whether dead or alive.

As feet touch the ground, each soldier turns on,

Confusion and fear are beaten and gone.

The enemy is close and sad they don't know,

The Airborne is here, it's time they must go.

The hour is now, Hitler's had his last chance,

On St. Michael's wings, we're taking back France.

Francis J. Turner

Anyone else remember Gary Oldman reading this great poem for Medal of Honor: Allied Assault?

Easy to be cynical, but the men who took part in D-Day were heroes.

They repeated a good documentary - on channel 5 of all places - for the anniversary. An aging engineer made a scorpion tank float using blueprints from Straussler's duplex-drive design. It was a pretty comical-looking contraption, mostly made of canvas and Bostick, but it's thought that they were responsible for preventing the heavy Allied losses of Omaha beach being repeated at the other landing sites. It seems that at Omaha the water was too choppy and they launched the tanks too far out, resulting in most of them sinking.

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

Really nice poem.

Here in Brittany we may have suffered a lot through allies bombing but we sure appreciate and remember the sacrifice allies did to give us back freedom. :)

The poem was actually used (Sung/Spoken over the radio i think, it's been a while) to let the French Resistance know that the invasion was beginning.

[W0lle 1050]

Guys is it possible to stop that totally pointless bashing here?

And we do not allow terms like assholes here.

If it's not possible to get along here and respect other opinions then we simply close the thread - less work for us Mods.

[wld427 1705]

i apologize for the use of the word.... nothing more

[Azamato 0]

^ You're so tough

Also in that vid one picture is from Iwo Jima :D

[Darkhorse 1-6 16]

I didn't make the video, it just seemed like a nice one, and the quickest one I could find.

[ProfTournesol 956]

@ Dosenmais : no need for such provocative posts in this topic, the OP only wanted to make a tribute to those ordinary men who died on that day and who became heroes on Normandy beaches.

[JdB 151]

Anyone caught posting tinfoil hat slander to push their vague, thinly proven political hysteria theories in a place meant to honor ordinary men and women that risked everything to liberate Europe from fascism should be banned on sight, permanently.

If you can't show any respect, just don't say anything, especially if you're trying to project/compare your political views on movies meant for entertainment purposes with the real life military.

Edited June 10, 2010 by JdB

[jeza 5416]

Come'on guys how can such a topic where people are paying their respects be turned into a arguemnt. :(

May we never forget, good post Darkhourse.

[wld427 1705]

What?!

I can't take this anymore. I'am sick of it.

just remember your the one that started spouting all this crap in here!

(i think i can use crap can't I ?? :bounce3:)

[Big Mac 19]

Right. So Spielberg Movies are now the history and our truth is lost.

Actually no. The stories that my great grandfather used to tell me as a kid about the war are what make your comments so insulting. You forget that those are movies and are there not for historical value, but for entertainment and to honor the veterans. My grandfather's account is what I base my deep respect for these men on, not on movies.