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Army Senior Leaders Send — Lessons from D-Day
We must be masters in the basics and prepared to fight on a moment's notice. Regardless of branch, unit, or component, every Soldier will have a role in the next conflict. Together, we will preserve our freedom just as our predecessors did seventy-five years ago.
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A LOT of these types of landings happened through World War II. For the European theater, this is it.
Let's send thousands of 18-22 year olds to assault a beach that is heavily fortified (10k plus Allied casualties) with vehicles, gear and guts (some literally) to kick off the invasion of German held Europe.
French villages and towns were hit at least as hard as the German occupation. Stray bombs and shells. Livestock and crop losses and the like. Decimated towns and local landscapes
This day always makes me think of this invasion which makes me think of all the battles and atrocities committed during any war. What a waste. I wonder if I think of this day because of how close it is to Memorial Day? At least I'm thinking of this day that helps me remember the other days and other sacrifices made in the name of this great nation.
Kudos to those that have served and are serving. I hope we never see this kind of stupidity again that requires the bravery and sacrifice of people's lives and livelihoods. Unfortunately, history tells us this is just the nature of man and this type of thing will continue to happen. I'm not naive enough to think the senseless sacrifice doesn't happen on smaller scales around the world every day.
This evening as you go to bed think of the young paratroopers taking off from Britain, some losing their lives in glider crashes, parachute malfunctions or similar fates. Few citizens in Normandy had any clue what was about to happen to their homes and villages and families.
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