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D-Day 76th Anniversary
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My dad was a D-Day survivor, Omaha beach.
What unit was he with? Big Red One (1st Infantry Division), 29th Infantry Division or one of the many combat support units?
He was in a small advance recon unit, (14 GIs), radio communications, and was actually on the beach the evening of June 5 , after dark. All the guys in his unit survived. Didn’t talk much about the war.
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No small wonder ... he saw enough battlefield horror to last several lifetimes. The 29th ID assault waves had a terrible day.
Awesome! Go Commo!
Home | D-Day | June 6, 1944 | The United States Army
The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.
www.army.mil
Can’t believe the Army screwed this article up ... actually I can
Bottom of link is a narrative on Teddy Roosevelt Jr identifying him with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.
Roosevelt made the assault landing with the 4th Division as Assistant Division Commander on Utah Beach. Big Red One made landing at Omaha Beach. He had previously served in the Big Red One earlier in the war under MG Terry Allen de la Mesa. Like his father, he would earn the Medal of Honor ... would die of a heart attack before he could assume a division command.
My Dad spent 3.5 years in Europe in WW II and received a battle field commission
Warriors like your dad and mine were the best of the best
"Let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God on this great and noble undertaking."
Amen. We need that today.
Amen. We need that today.
Let us NEVER FORGET!
Thankful that he and his entire unit made it through that. Not an easy task. Quite amazing actually.
President Franklin Roosevelt's Prayer
President Franklin Roosevelt issued this prayer from the White House on the day of the invasion:
Almighty God: our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.
They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.
— June 6, 1944
President Franklin Roosevelt issued this prayer from the White House on the day of the invasion:
Almighty God: our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.
They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.
— June 6, 1944
Share my admiration for him sir. You too red reign. They honor us with their service and sacrifices. God bless them forever!
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