June 6th, 1944
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My dad fought in WW2. He graduated from high school in June 1944 so he wasn’t in D-day, but he got to Europe in December… just in time for the Battle of the Bulge. Greatest generation indeed. I doubt we’ll see another generation like it. We don’t have the stomach anymore for sacrifice and to do what must be done.
I’m Gen X (just after Gen Jones) and I think we’re pretty tough and self sufficient. That generation had grit beyond my wildest dreams. They built the country. They made the greatest sacrifices. They came back and created a middle class. They created law and order. I respect what they did.
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I'm not sure that's true. WWII was a legally declared war with a clear mission and a purpose that was widely understood. The nation's leadership was respected and trusted.
That hasn't happened since.
Well thank goodness there hasn’t been a world war like that war again to test our leadership or youth!! Perhaps, leadership since then learned something.
Right, since we've been constantly in armed conflicts since- just not legally declared- you know, like the Constitution requires.
I agree the Korean conflict and Vietnam conflict should never have been allowed. Don’t know why the abuse of presidential powers by Truman and Johnson since Congress never declared war.
And Obama. But I think the two I listed were slightly bigger than trump or Obama But you keep up your clown talk.
You're under the impression that it was Johnson who got us into Vietnam? Interesting, but incorrect.
I don't believe the U.S. could fight another protracted world war that involves sacrifice by every America. We don't have the toughness, discipline or unity for it. Getting people to look away from their phones would be a challenge in and of itself.
+100. We couldn't even agree on wearing something as simple as a mask without people complaining.
No. But he escalated it into something terrible. Truman supported French forces, Ike gave money to south Vietnam and Kennedy sent troops ( advisors)
The Constitution grants war powers to the Chief Executive. They reading it sometime.
I stand corrected. It does give it to Congress.
A gentle reminder: this thread was started to commemorate the memory of the brave men who took Normandy in Operation Overlord. Personally, I find the political bickering in this thread to be disrespectful.
I'm with you LionJim:
D-Day is awesome to me in many ways. General George Catlett Marshall for one. Outside of family and friends is one of the men I admire most, who ever lived. His impact along with Ike, Happ Arnold, Lt Gen. Morgan who came up with the first draft of D-Day. Secretary of War Stimson, Morgenthau. General Dill, Churchill, Roosevelt, Admiral King, the list goes on. Marshall and Arnold (Both PA Guys) and the aforementioned list, the country was in absolute amazing hands as long as Marshall was in Charge. And of course we all love General Omar Bradley. That Day was the culmination of mind-boggling planning and some good fortune. Think about a computer cracked a code in WW2. Truly amazing how the Allies thru subterfuge caught the Nazis off guard and lured them for a successful invasion.
And one of the most fascinating stories to me regarding WW2 is the August 12th,1941 House Voted that prevailed 203-202 to extend the draft. Marshall goes into detail, in Forest Pogue's four volume Biography of General Marshall (Well worth the read), about how pivotal that vote was to the United States Army and the people who helped him secure that outcome.
And all of my Grand Fathers and Great Uncles served in WW2 but our Uncle Lee Weiss stands out with distinction. He started D-day doing Radar Disruption, then he trekked thru Normandy all the way to the Battle of the Bulge and then liberated camps. Lived to a 100. Born in Pittsburgh Squirrell Hill.
Shalom
D-Day is awesome to me in many ways. General George Catlett Marshall for one. Outside of family and friends is one of the men I admire most, who ever lived. His impact along with Ike, Happ Arnold, Lt Gen. Morgan who came up with the first draft of D-Day. Secretary of War Stimson, Morgenthau. General Dill, Churchill, Roosevelt, Admiral King, the list goes on. Marshall and Arnold (Both PA Guys) and the aforementioned list, the country was in absolute amazing hands as long as Marshall was in Charge. And of course we all love General Omar Bradley. That Day was the culmination of mind-boggling planning and some good fortune. Think about a computer cracked a code in WW2. Truly amazing how the Allies thru subterfuge caught the Nazis off guard and lured them for a successful invasion.
And one of the most fascinating stories to me regarding WW2 is the August 12th,1941 House Voted that prevailed 203-202 to extend the draft. Marshall goes into detail, in Forest Pogue's four volume Biography of General Marshall (Well worth the read), about how pivotal that vote was to the United States Army and the people who helped him secure that outcome.
And all of my Grand Fathers and Great Uncles served in WW2 but our Uncle Lee Weiss stands out with distinction. He started D-day doing Radar Disruption, then he trekked thru Normandy all the way to the Battle of the Bulge and then liberated camps. Lived to a 100. Born in Pittsburgh Squirrell Hill.
Shalom
