I shall be watching the coverage on the BBC during the day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27700479
Very cool. I can't imagine any of the major networks over here doing that.
Over here Tom Brokaw is all over the news with his D-Day coverage. He is not aging well...a lot of the vets who are 15-20 years older than him look better than he does :(
didn't he just get diagnosed with something?
ah, yes... multiple myeloma
not an easy thing. my mom's had the smoldering stages of this for 6 years which oddly is a good thing. the aggressive type is no bueno.
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QuoteSeventy years ago, Jim "Pee Wee" Martin parachuted into France, behind German enemy lines, in the dark of night ahead of the D-Day invasion. Today at the age of 93, the World War ll veteran jumped into Normandy again, in a full military kit, to mark the anniversary of the June 6th landings by Allied troops. Before jumping he said, "They are worried about me getting hurt. I said, 'Don't worry about it. If I get hurt or I get killed, what is the difference? I've lived 93 years. I've had a good life.'"
written by a fellow wargamer
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/pegasus-bridge/
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Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 06, 2014, 05:45:10 AM
written by a fellow wargamer
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/pegasus-bridge/
Good concise article. 8)
If you're really interested in the battle, also check out Stephen Ambrose's 'Pegasus Bridge', based upon many hours of interviews with the survivors, both British, and German. The planning considerations are almost as interesting as the battle itself. :)
"But the Normandy Veterans' Association says its numbers have fallen to around 600 from about 15,000 and has announced it will disband in November."
sad
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/d-day-landing-sites-then-now-normandy-beaches-1944-70-years-later-1450286
Too bad the soldiers couldn't see into the future, the hot babes would have put more of a stride in their step.
Pee Wee is my idol.
Quote from: Boggit on June 06, 2014, 06:00:31 AM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on June 06, 2014, 05:45:10 AM
written by a fellow wargamer
http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/pegasus-bridge/
Good concise article. 8)
+1
Speaking about Pegasus Bridge. Apparently there was a ceremony yesterday (June 5.)
I stumbled on this video on Youtube.
Pretty cool clip.
I especially like the first 20 seconds of the it. A Spitfire with a Typhoon on its tail. There's just something about it.
Here in Canada, CBC had live coverage of the Juno Beach ceremony.
Interesting reaction by the people at the ceremony when Putin's face was put on the screen: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/06/06/listen-to-how-the-crowd-reacts-when-president-obama-and-vladimir-putin-are-shown-side-by-side-on-the-big-screen-at-d-day-ceremony/ (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/06/06/listen-to-how-the-crowd-reacts-when-president-obama-and-vladimir-putin-are-shown-side-by-side-on-the-big-screen-at-d-day-ceremony/)