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I've made this thread to be a memorial over the next week for the people who lost there lives fighting to ensure we had a life without war.

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Please post any comments you feel are meaninful and worthy of those who died so that we could live.

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And i hope none of you feel the urge to spam this thread, it would be a insult to the dead in my opinion.

May we remember the dead not with sorrow and guilt, but thanks and hope, that what they died for will not be in vain, but will be a sacrifice that made our world a better place

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Let us Remember...

Trix aka Dale

Good idea, Trix. A salute to all those involved in D-Day, those of the greatest generation.

The last Americans to know what freedom and sacrifice really meant.
They are truely the last of the great Americans.
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Surely that counts for all nations?

We must not remember them with sadness, but with hope that we can now move on to do better things for this world, things without war and death, things with hope...

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The United Kingdom aka Great Britian
Played a major role in WW2, defending agianst the Luftwaffe and helping evacuate both British and French troops from Dunkirk.

(More flags and mini decriptions of WW2 nations to come, as the week progresses)

They are the biggest badasses ever.


I salute them.

They are the biggest badasses ever.


I salute them.

Hear Hear!

*salutes veterans* Thank you, if it weren't for you veterans, we'd all be speaking German and attending the daily 'Heil Hitler!' rallies.

My Great-Great-Uncle was in the landings and survied. I never met him and he died a few months ago.

Now i really wish i had made the effort to go meet him, he was a hero, as were all of the British, American and Canadian Soldiers who helped to liberate a way of live.

*Salutes*

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The United States of America
Played a major, if slightly late, role in WW2, Attacking 2 out of the 5 beaches on D-Day and taking the Eagles Nest.
(More flags and mini decriptions of WW2 nations to come, as the week progresses)

D-Day Veterans > Today's celebrities

I will rember the D-Day verterns today, if not for them, the little Island where I live would still be under german occupation.

Im from Belgium, I thank the Coalition forces to free us...
What I hear from my grandmother, the SS was terrible...

My grandfather was a Medical NCO assigned to the 350th Bomber Group in WW2.
He saw all kinds of things...

He survived...but the war left its mark on him.
Ive heard some of the stories about how the war changed him, and many others who came home.
However, I am very proud of my grandfathers efforts in the war, and he never regretted going.
Despite the horrors he witnessed, he always maintained that he helped save the world.
Thats what they all did......every veteran of that war.

All veterans deserve your respect, even if you disagree with the war they fought in.

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Some of the best.

None of my ancestors fought in WW2 -they were coalminers, so it was essential that they continued working rather than joined the armed forces. The miners, the factory workers, the domestic emergency services, and various other trades and occupations were in many ways as much a part of the war effort as the soldiers themselves and so I think we should remember them too.

My maternal grandfather had already served several years in the Royal Navy in the 1920s and early 1930s before returning to his hometown and becoming a coalminer for the rest of his life. His father died at the Somme at the age of just 19, in the 'Great War', a war that so horrified its survivors that they thought no war on such a scale should ever be fought again... and yet 20 years later World War Two broke out. There are many lessons to be learnt from the history of the world wars, sadly too many people, from the highest politicians to ordinary people on the street, don't seem to recognise the significance of those events- their ignorance makes it all the more likely that history will be repeated, albeit with the modern bombs, missiles, and technology we have today. The potential for yet another tragic waste of millions of human lives through war is ever-present, that is why we must remember them.

This is a great thread. I am glad to see so many people posting their thanks. These men were truely great. To run head first into the Atlantic Wall took more resolve and courage than any of us may ever see again.

One of my favorite heros Gen. James Earl Rudder played a valuable role in securing the beach head.

He was called into active duty in 1941 and had a celebrated military career during World War II.qv In 1943, as a lieutenant colonel, he became commander and trainer of the Second Ranger Battalion, which had a major role in the D-Day invasion. Rudder's Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc and, under constant enemy fire, scaled 100-foot cliffs to reach and destroy German gun batteries. The perilous mission resulted in a higher than 50 percent casualty rate in the battalion. Rudder himself was wounded twice during the course of the fighting. In spite of this, he and his men successfully helped establish a beachhead for the Allied forces. Six months later he was assigned to command the 109th Infantry Regiment, which saw key service in the Battle of the Bulge. By the end of the war he was a full colonel and was promoted to brigadier general of the United States Army Reserves in 1954 and major general in 1957. Rudder was one of the most decorated soldiers of the war, with honors that included the Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, French Legion of Honor with croix de guerre and palm, and others.


Later on as President of Texas A&M college Gen. Rudder made a statement that is still part of the military training cadet at A&M go through. The statement is simple and to the point... "Do you have the moral courage to do the right thing?" A question everyone should look at answer before taking any action.

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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Although they didn't fight at D-Day, their contribution to WW2 needs a mention. The russsians played a huge role on the eastern front and help the allies win the war.
(More flags and mini decriptions of WW2 nations to come, as the week progresses)

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Good Job

Hope you dont forget those in the French Resistance that were tortured, imprisoned and killed under the occupation.

That's why they are called the greatest generation. They saved the world. We can never thank them enough.

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My grandfather fought in Africa, Sicliy, and Italy. He was injured several times and fought again in Korea though he had a injured hip from Africa.