June 6 1944 D-Day

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StarRaider said:
these are the same idiots that post pictures of themselves with "Have a great long weekend" before Memorial Day.
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Well, in fairness, it was hard to pay attention to anything else with the entire WH social media team working so heroically 24/7 in support of Pride Month you Know 😂. Let’s just be glad they didn’t photoshop a rainbow flag onto the landing craft photos
 
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Grandfather had two first cousins in d-day.

One preceded to get extreme frostbite on his feet in the coming months in France and western Germany. He partook in the battle of the bulge, I believe on the northern side. For some reason the only person he would talk about the war with was my grandfather. He would get extremely emotional about the men he had killed.

The second, for the most part had an easy go of it.(in comparison to some)

Not in d-day (amazing story)
The wife’s great uncle manage to get shot down in southeastern France northern Italy behind enemy lines. He was escorted back across enemy lines through the alps by citizens along with about 6 or 7 other guys. They carried one on a stretcher. Once back he returned to the states and went out like general Patton(motorcycle accident)

They have pictures of the journey. I might share some one of these days.

My grandfather-in-law made the same trek approximately 35 years later and spoke with some of the citizens who helped.
 
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Fun coupon VOL said:
Grandfather had two first cousins in d-day.

One preceded to get extreme frostbite on his feet in the coming months in France and western Germany. He partook in the battle of the bulge, I believe on the northern side. For some reason the only person he would talk about the war with was my grandfather. He would get extremely emotional about the men he had killed.

The second, for the most part had an easy go of it.(in comparison to some)

Not in d-day (amazing story)
The wife’s great uncle manage to get shot down in southeastern France northern Italy behind enemy lines. He was escorted back across enemy lines through the alps by citizens along with about 6 or 7 other guys. They carried one on a stretcher. Once back he returned to the states and went out like general Patton(motorcycle accident)

They have pictures of the journey. I might share some one of these days.

My grandfather-in-law made the same trek approximately 35 years later and spoke with some of the citizens who helped.
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Awesome! I am sure you are proud of their service as you well should be 🇺🇸
One small point, Patton didn’t go out in a motorcycle accident. He died of complications from a broken series of vertebrate in his neck caused by a very strange slow speed car crash right before he was supposed to return stateside. He lingered in the hospital for multiple days before passing. The circumstances surrounding the crash and hospitalization have provided very fertile ground for conspiracy theorists to till ever since. Patton was returned stateside for burial but was eventuelly transferred back to be buried with his men in the US Army Cemetery in Luxemburg where I believe he is the highest ranking service member buried overseas
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Awesome! I am sure you are proud of their service as you well should be 🇺🇸
One small point, Patton didn’t go out in a motorcycle accident. He died of complications from a broken series of vertebrate in his neck caused by a very strange slow speed car crash right before he was supposed to return stateside. He lingered in the hospital for multiple days before passing. The circumstances surrounding the crash and hospitalization have provided very fertile ground for conspiracy theorists to till ever since. Patton was returned stateside for burial but was eventuelly transferred back to be buried with his men in the US Army Cemetery in Luxemburg where I believe he is the highest ranking service member buried overseas
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Yea I know. More of a reference to the vehicle accident.
 
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