Thunderchild Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Thank you and God Bless to all those that served. Sadly they are leaving us at an alarming rate. Used to be it was kind of a day of rememberence, now it's the IRS partying. such a shame our country is forgetting those that saved it. TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 +1. My late father was there. He was one of the lucky ones and got back all in one piece. Lets remember those who were less fortunate. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Amen TC! 69 years ago today, Allied forces landed on the beaches of France. God Bless them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Probably one of the most important dates in the history of mankind. More soldiers died during operation overlord 29,000 vs. Iraq's total deaths of 4,500. WWI and WWII saw some staggering death tolls for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 WWI and WWII saw some staggering death tolls for everyone. Not sugar coating or dismissing your comment, but think about how much more brutal war was back before the twenty first century. Heck, during the Civil War the strategy was to line up face to face and shoot. Tactical strikes and hiding behind cover was considered guerrilla warfare; a very savage way to fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I'm kinda a military history nut, and D-Day was something quite special. OTOH, I'm not so sure I'd point at one bit of war or another to point a finger at as the more difficult or traumatic. Personally I'd have preferred to have bled out over some hours in Normandy than living through a lotta stuff at the same time in the South Pacific. I hate jungle. For Americans, though, I think some of the battles of the 1860s contretemps were more significant in terms of losses as percentages of population; for many European nations one might make a case for some of the WWI "battles" that were outdated tactically as of Gettysburg in North America some half century prior. In nearly all circumstances of similar challenge, uncommon valor was a common virtue. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Heck, during the Civil War the strategy was to line up face to face and shoot. Very true. Technology had outpaced strategy. Line up and shoot in volleys worked fine when using muskets with un-rifled barrels. However, it was suicide after the invention of the rifled barrel and the Minie ball. Factor in that both sides of the Civil War lines were technically Americans (CSA and USA) and you've got death tolls that far outnumber any previous and since (and hopefully any in the future). On a somewhat related note, I love this video about polite war (Revolutionary War admittedly, but the polite war concept fits here as well I think) ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f36gPAfgRMU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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