I can't imagine the courage this took. D-Day. Thank you.

[Niehart]

 

[Bungie]

This.

The breadth and the scope of the invasion has really been brought to my attention by following @CBCDDayLive on Twitter.

The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is tweeting, in 'D Day time' the news and events as it breaks. Sort of like having social media there back in 1944. Truly staggering.

 

[creg-ny-baa]

Here here. Not just courage on the day, but the sense of duty that made thousands of young men join up to serve and fight.

 

[juniorfjr]

They were nothing but 18 to 21 year old kids. Sad to see the passing of that generation, they shaped the world in a way no one could have imagined.

Pops, my daughter told me there is a documentary at the Imax theater at the Seattle Center about D Day, tickets are $9 but vets and active are no charge.

 

[HotRodZilla]

The last surviving original Code Talker just passed a few days ago. Those men that fought that war had amazing courage, and should always be honored. I have been truly blessed to have known a couple of them. The stories they have told are amazing. God bless them, for without them, we could very well be speaking a different language.

 

[Niehart]

The last of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers of World War II has died. Chester Nez, died this morning of kidney failure at the age of 93. Honor his extraordinary service and legacy. June 4th, 2014

 

[MEM]

The last of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers of World War II has died. Chester Nez, died this morning of kidney failure at the age of 93. Honor his extraordinary service and legacy. June 4th, 2014

We were at Monument Valley that morning. All their flags were flying at half mast

 

[dcarver]

Truly, their generation gave the most. Thank You to all who serve, past and present.

 

[Hudson]

My gramps was a perfect example of this greatest generation. He passed away last August, at 94.He served in the Navy in the Pacific, and it was inspiring hearing about the sacrifices he and his fellow soldiers made. The thing is, that attitude didn't change when the war ended. These guys came home and sacrificed again for their families so that their kids and grandkids could have the very opportunities they fought so hard to protect.

I miss him every day.

 

[juniorfjr]

My dad spent the war as a corpsman at pearl. His older brother was the same corpsman and saw every island in the south Pacific. His closest brother died at the battle of the bulge. Three out of five brothers and didn't think anything of it. Just what you did.

 

[timk]

I actually bowl with a coulple of WW2 vets one was in ship repair that relatively small damaged ships could be brought back to the fight quickly, another witnessed a nuclear explosion, I'm not sure if it was the Bikini thing or not, he said he knew War wouldn't be much longer. Heros all.