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Botany

(70,498 posts) Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:49 AM Jun 2014

D-Day; We owe so much to those guys tribute thread (no politics)

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D-Day; We owe so much to those guys tribute thread (no politics) (Original Post) Botany Jun 2014 OP

My late father in law rurallib Jun 2014 #1

My dad who is 85 still wakes up at night sometimes w/ flashbacks to Korea Botany Jun 2014 #2

My Dad was in Korea as well. We lost him in 1999 at the age of 70. bullwinkle428 Jun 2014 #5

Absolutely. RiffRandell Jun 2014 #3

My father went ashore at Utah Beach on day 6. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2014 #4

The SO's father was a medic...landed D-day plus 1, my father was Air Force went in later in June HereSince1628 Jun 2014 #6

. riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #7

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

1. My late father in law

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 09:18 AM

Jun 2014

he never, ever spoke of it. But I sure thank him

Botany

(70,498 posts)

2. My dad who is 85 still wakes up at night sometimes w/ flashbacks to Korea

Reply to rurallib (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 09:30 AM

Jun 2014

n/t

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

5. My Dad was in Korea as well. We lost him in 1999 at the age of 70.

Reply to Botany (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:10 AM

Jun 2014

K&R.

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)

3. Absolutely.

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Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:01 AM

Jun 2014

greatauntoftriplets

(175,731 posts)

4. My father went ashore at Utah Beach on day 6.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:04 AM

Jun 2014

Had it been earlier, I probably wouldn't have been there.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

6. The SO's father was a medic...landed D-day plus 1, my father was Air Force went in later in June

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:25 AM

Jun 2014

Not sure of where either landed.

The SO's unit established a field hospital. His unit remained in northwestern France til the end of the war.

My father talked about helping build one of the first allied runways in Normandy from Mardson (SP?) mat, that was part of the early supply airlift.

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

7. .

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Fri Jun 6, 2014, 10:26 AM

Jun 2014

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