“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
Team Trump ~ Day 4, Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy.
No words can explain the impact of a personal visit to Normandy.
World leaders arrived to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Allied Invasion. Amid the swirl of media, prayers, laying of wreaths, and festivities, let’s not forget why we gather…. and why we chose to fight.
Here is a map to get you oriented. Our President Trump and President Macron of France will be at: Location: Colleville-sur-Mer (Calvados) 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Link
– 11:00 am: Franco-American binational ceremony at the military cemetery, in the presence of US President and France President.
Notice how many 90+yr old veterans still stand for our National Anthem.
Here is the link from EURONews, a good smooth stream. It’s about 90 minutes long and activity starts at about 24 minutes when Presidents Macron and Trump appear:
President Trump’s speech is moving. Husband broke down and cried three times.
Today President Trump stood in the American Cemetery and Memorial above Ohama Beach, where 2,000 of his countrymen lost their lives, and described it as ‘Freedom’s Altar’ during a poignant ceremony where he hugged US veterans and President Macron.
He said: ‘On these shores on this day 75 years ago, ten thousand men shed their blood – and thousands sacrificed their lives-for their brothers, for their countries, and for the survival of liberty’.
In an extraordinary moment President Trump stopped his speech to embrace veteran Russell Pickett, 94, who was a 19-year-old private during the landings at Omaha, telling him: ‘Russell Picket is the last known survivor of the legendary company A. Today, believe it or not, he has returned once more to these shores to be with his comrades. Private Picket, you honor us all with your presence.’
President Macron whispered in Mr Pickett’s ear and helped him to his feet before the leader of free world hugged him. Link
With hundreds of D-Day veterans on the stage, President Trump presented 5 Americans to President Macron, who awarded them the Legion of Honor. The man in the light Khaki Jacket is wearing a hat, denoting his participation in The Battle of the Bulge, all he way to Berlin. Could have been my Father-in-law, who landed at Omaha, survived, and went all the way…….
Official PRESIDENTIAL SCHEDULE ~ Day 4
2:05am EST / 7:05am IST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Trump International Doonbeg en route to Shannon Airport, Shannon, Ireland, Doonbeg, Ireland
2:25am EST / 7:25am IST The PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Shannon Airport, Shannon, Ireland
2:35am EST / 7:35am IST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Shannon Airport en route to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, Caen, France, Shannon, Ireland
4:00am EST / 10:00am CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Caen – Carpiquet Airport, Caen, France
4:10am EST / 10:10am CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Caen, France, en route to Normandy American Cemetery Landing Zone, Colleville-sur-Mer, France, Caen, France
The awaiting crowd was quite large with hundreds of veterans on stage.
4:30am EST / 10:30am CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Normandy American Cemetery Landing Zone, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
♦5:00am EST / 11:00am CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in the 75th Commemoration of D-Day, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
The President was gracious and warm to returning veterans.
US veteran Jack Gutman, who was 18-years-old when he landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, wipes away tears during a ceremony at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, north-western France this morning
Look at the photo above, the one on the left. Impossible to escape the power of President Trump. In fact, look at all the photos and notice the body language of others, as they orient towards him. Stunning……
6:00am EST / 12:00pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in the Omaha Beach Briefing and Fly-Over Viewing, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
6:10am EST / 12:10pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY participate in a viewing of the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
6:25am EST / 12:25pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Colleville-sur-Mer, France, en route to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, Caen, France, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
6:45am EST / 12:45pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Caen – Carpiquet Airport, Caen, France
6:55am EST / 12:55pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Caen – Carpiquet Airport en route to the Prefecture of Calvados, Caen, France
7:10am EST / 1:10pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at the Prefecture of Calvados, Caen, France
7:30am EST / 1:30pm CEST THE PRESIDENT participates in a bilateral meeting with the President of the French Republic, Caen, France LINK
8:05am EST / 2:05pm CEST THE PRESIDENT participates in a working lunch with the President of the French Republic, Caen, France
8:50am EST / 2:50pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart the Prefecture of Calvados en route to Caen – Carpiquet Airport, Caen, France
9:05am EST / 3:05pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Caen – Carpiquet Airport, Caen, France
9:15am EST / 3:15pm CEST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Caen – Carpiquet Airport en route to Shannon Airport, Caen, France
10:50am EST / 3:50pm IST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Shannon Airport, Shannon, Ireland
11:00am EST / 4:00pm IST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart Shannon, Ireland, en route to Trump International Landing Zone, Doonbeg, Ireland, Shannon, Ireland
11:20am EST / 4:20pm IST THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY arrive at Trump International Doonbeg Landing Zone, Doonbeg, Ireland
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Take a look, though, at the other events scheduled…….in France. The ceremony in Britain, Staffordshire, attended by Prince William is below. Another event at Chelsea Hospital was led by Prince Harry. Location: Arromanches-les-Bains (Calvados) – 09:15 am: mass in the church.
– 10:30 am: Dutch ceremony. Information: +33 (0)2 31 22 34 31.
– 02:15 pm: inauguration of the Garden of Memory.
– 03:15 pm: British ceremony. Information: +33 (0)2 31 22 34 31.
– 05:00 pm: parade of vintage vehicles in the city center.
– 09:00 pm: concert on the theme of the 1940s, followed by fireworks. Location: Asnelles (Calvados)
– 08:45 am: historical hike of 20 kilometers to Port-en-Bessin (arrival at 17h00) in the footsteps of 47 Royal Marine Commando. Departure at the main car park, next to the bunker. Information: +33 (0) 2 31 21 92 33. Location: Bayeux (Calvados)
– 10:00 am: British ceremony at the cathedral, attended by British and French authorities. Information: +33 (0)1 44 51 33 39.
After the Cathedral service, the bagpipers led the procession.
– 12:15 pm: ceremony at the British military cemetery in the presence of civil and military authorities. Information: +33 (0)1 44 51 33 39.
In Bayeux, 6yr old George Sayer wears his uncle’s medals as young and old gather to remember the impact of D-Day.
Location: Bénouville (Calvados)
– 10:30 am: parade of the children of Bénouville and flowering of the British graves of the cemetery. Information: +33 (0)2 31 44 62 01.
– 11:15 am: arrival of 186 runners of the Veteran’s Charity Forces March.
– 12:45 pm: parade of veterans of the town hall at Pegasus Bridge.
– 01:00 pm: ceremony at Signal Monument, esplanade of Major Howard.
– 01:15 pm: inauguration of the “Pegasus Bridge: Peace Bridge between peoples”.
– 01:45 pm: ecumenical ceremony in front of the town hall.
– 02:15 pm: wreath laying at the 7th Para Battalion stele.
– 02:30 pm: wine reception at the multipurpose room.
– 04:00 pm: wreath laying at Commando Monument No. 4 in the presence of veterans near Pegasus Bridge.
Soldiers from The Rifles and the Army Air Corps also gathered at the iconic World War II site of Pegasus Bridge to commemorate the actions of their predecessors, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and Glider Pilot Regiment, 75 years ago Location: Bernières-sur-Mer (Calvados)
– 8:00 am: commemorative ceremony at the Maison des Canadiens, 32 Promenade des Français.
– 09:30 am: ceremony at the monument of 288, route de Bény.
– 11:30 am: ceremony at the Canadian Monument, rue Queen’s own rifles of Canada.
– 9:00 pm: commemorative ceremony at the Maison des Canadiens, 32 Promenade des Français.
Location: Caen (Calvados)
– Schedules to be specified: ceremony in homage to the shots of the Prison of Caen in the presence of the families of the victims. Ceremonies in tribute to civilian victims, Caen Castle and Avenue de la Liberation in the presence of veterans and British authorities. Location: Carentan-les-Marais (Manche) – Théâtre de Carentan – Rue de la Halle – 09:00 pm: French play “Les Voilà!“, Written to commemorate the anniversary of the Normandy landings. Free admission. Location: Colleville-Montgomery (Calvados) 🇫🇷
– 04:00 pm: ceremony in honor of the French Kieffer commando, Norman Resisters and civilian victims, in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron. Information and registration: click here. Location: Colleville-sur-Mer (Calvados) 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
– 11:00 am: Franco-American binational ceremony at the military cemetery, in the presence of US President and France President. Information: dday75@abmc.gov. Registration: http://bit.ly/2IGdoHL. Location: Courseulles-sur-Mer (Calvados) – 12:00 pm: Franco-Canadian binational ceremony at the Juno Beach Center. Information: vac.ddaymedia-mediajourj.acc@canada.ca – +33 (0)1 44 43 22 58.
– 06:00 pm: International D-Day Ceremony, in the presence of Heads of State and Government, at the Juno Beach Center. Information and registration: click here.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes a tear during his tribute speech.
Everyone cried at Juno Beach……… Location: Douvres-la-Délivrande (Calvados)
– 03:00 pm: commemorative ceremony in Tailleville. Location: Langrune-sur-Mer (Calvados)
– 06:30 pm: flags ceremony and parade in the city center. Location: Osmanville (Calvados)
– 10:30 am: ceremony at the communal cemetery of the hamlet of Saint-Clément in the presence of Norwegian and French authorities. Information: +33 (0)1 44 43 22 58. Location: Ouistreham (Calvados)
– 10:30 am: wreath laying ceremony at the Commandos Memorial.
– 10:45 am: inauguration of the statue of Commander Philippe Kieffer at the Commandos Memorial.
– 11:00 am: traditional ceremony of the Lorient Marines School, on the beach. Location: Ranville (Calvados)
– 09:30 am: reception of veterans, speeches, national anthems and wreath laying in front of the commemorative plaque, crossroads of June 6th. Information: + 33 (0)2 31 78 76 08.
– 10:00 am: religious office
– 11:00 am: wreath laying at the monument to the French dead and the Belgian souvenir plaque.
– 11.15 am: souvenir service at the British military cemetery.
– 12:15 pm: wine reception at Henri Robin Hall. Location: Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (Calvados)
– 09:30 am: ecumenical ceremony on Nan Red Beach.
– 10:30 am: commemorative ceremony at Square des Canadiens.
– 11:45 am: tribute to civilian victims, organized at the cemetery.
– 02:00 pm: historical hike in the footsteps of the North Shore Regiment, in the direction of Tailleville (town of Douvres-la-Délivrande). Location: Saint-James (Manche)
– 11:00 am: commemorative ceremony at the American military cemetery, in the presence of veterans. Location: Sainte-Marie-du-Mont (Manche) – Utah Beach – 08:45 am: ceremony in honor of the tactical and strategic leaders of Operation Overlord at the Major Dick monument Richard Winters “Leadership” monument, 913 provincial road (“route départementale“) to Utah Beach. Organization: Association D-Day Overlord. All available places have already been distributed, it is no longer possible to register for this event. Only veterans and their escorts will be allowed by the police to enter the ceremony: click here.
– 09:15 am: ceremony at the French-Danish monument. Information: : RJ.Essink@mindef.nl – +31 40 2665101.
– 05:00 pm: ceremony near the Utah Beach museum. Information: +33 (0)2 33 71 53 35. Location: Sainte-Mère-Eglise (Manche)
– 02:00 pm: demonstration commented and animated by reenactors on the embarkation of paratroopers in period dress, church square.
– 04:00 pm: ceremony at the stele of Alexandre Renaud, former mayor of Sainte-Mère-Eglise.
– 04:30 pm: mass in the church.
– 05:30 pm: ceremony at the monument of AVA, place of June 6th.
– 08:30 pm: concert for peace, place of June 6th.
Paratroopers filled the sky and a concert is planned for tonight. A Boy Scout troop from Connecticut traveled to France to participate in the events.
Location: Ver-sur-Mer (Calvados) 🇬🇧 🇫🇷
– 08:30 am: Franco-British binational ceremony on the occasion of the inauguration of the British Normandy Memorial, in the presence of British Prime Minister and France’s President. Information: +33 (0)1 44 51 33 39.
This is the beach at Arromanches or GOLD Beach.
Back in Britain, Prince William spoke at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire.
The monument at the National Arboretum lists every service member killed since WW2. William laid a wreath.
June 6, 1944, at 6:26AM, the first soldier set foot on French soil to begin the campaign. Many paratroopers from the 2nd and 101st were already in the air. Don’t ever forget the paratroopers. This guy is 97years old. He parachuted into France on D-Day and he did it again YESTERDAY.
Utah Beach –
Sword Beach
GOLD Beach
Omaha Beach
Juno Beach
A wreath lies on the stretch of France’s Normandy coast that was code-named “Juno Beach” when some 14,000 Canadian soldiers stormed ashore on June 6, 1944 as part of the allied D-Day landings. The inscription on the wreath says, “Thank you for our freedom.”
The logistics of today’s events across all beaches are mind-boggling, but nowhere nearly as difficult as it was on June 5, 1944, trying to get across the channel.
Remarkably, the day was devoid of POLITICS and nastiness.
Yet one veteran couldn’t help himself. He was too excited to see our President. THIS guy is from Pennsylvania, and told the President he was voting for him in 2020.
Trump’s the MAN……. yet poised enough to stop and thank the brave men and women of D-Day, and thank GOD for the success of Operation Overlord.
May we never forget WHY we fought……
“The logistics are mind-boggling, but nowhere near as difficult as it was on June 5, 1944, trying to get across the channel.”
I have nothing but highest respect for the men who faced down evil that day. They are all in our eternal gratitude.
Laura Ingraham broadcast her show, live from Normandy cemetery, in the dark, only a few hours ago.
It was 4:00am in France and she was already in an appropriate black shift dress. Gonna be a long day for Miss Laura.
Remember…..at the time this photo was taken, the Germans had been preparing coastal defenses for this day for YEARS….
Alison (@guest_152321)
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That region of France is stunningly beautiful. Hub & I were able to visit Omaha Beach on Memorial Day one year, and the American cemetery was a vivid reminder of what we sacrificed.
I cannot imagine the emotion, and hopefully healing, for the veterans who have journeyed to their personal battle sites in the years since the war ended. Surviving with PTSD and survivors’ guilt was as difficult – albeit in a different way – as those who never came home.
Tomorrow is our day to pay tribute to every single man & woman who fought for our liberties.
You can catch a bus from Paris – about a two-hour trip with a stop at a very somber and authentic small Holocaust museum, then the beach. I highly recommend it.
The French gave land to USA, Great Britain and other allies for cemeteries. There are cemeteries in various French regions.. (we visited another beautiful American cemetery outside Florence). The lands are considered US soil, not French, and are maintained by American personnel. They very much resemble the military cemeteries here in the USA.
The only foreign country the French did not donate land for cemeteries was to the Germans.
From the coverage on Laura Ingraham’s show…
Our guys had been sitting offshore, in choppy waters, for 48 hours before the Landing…and most of them were sea sick when they went ashore.
Wow.
😔
It’s hard not to get teared up, thinking of what they went through.
😟😢😪
There was horrendous carnage – as the transports dispatched their troops into the shallow water where multitudes were killed before they made it to shore, or hit as soon as they made it to shore. Those who followed had to run right over and through their wounded and dead mates, while trying to shoot their weapons amidst the massive onslaught from the Germans entrenched in hillside bunkers.
The bunkers are still there. It is very easy to visualize the tactical advantage the Germans held while perhaps the strategic advantage was ours. Nevertheless our strategic advantage was planned knowing full well we were sending our men onshore where the casualties of masses was an accepted consequence of the battle plan.
In hindsight, it was truly barbaric. But all war is when you get right down to it.
The more success President Trump has waging economic war, the better our chances of avoiding military action, all while fending off ‘our very own’ salivating neocons and pimps of warfare at every turn.
Reposting from the Ireland trump visit thread to here::
They are showing the Service of Remembrance on tv taking place at Bayeux Cathedral in France. T. May and Prince Charles are there participating.
The entire service is quite regal
Pres Trump just gave a Great Speech!
It was amazing.
He and Macron, plus the two First Ladies, are going through the crowd of D-Day Veterans now, shaking their hands.
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Woa !!
What an incredible speech by President Trump:
Agreed Wheatie and Eilert- that speech was a stunner. When our President was giving out the medals with President Macaron I was just tearing up at the complete honor and reverence and personal interaction that PDJT was giving them.
Not to take away from that moment but I was laughing at Macron completely copying every arm and shoulder touch Gesture that the President would do… literal copy cat…..
Did you see the facial reaction trump directed towards Macron when Macron was finished with his speech? An amused ‘Nice job! Not bad (for your level of competence)’…. then followed by a slight smile and a ‘Get Ready…..watch how the Lion roars now’ as he gets up to walk to the podium to do his own speech.
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epic …. everyone needs to watch the two speeches – and the reaction of the veterans as our president gets up … they were reinvigorated and more alert for PDJT, after sitting for ages and under blankets (poor things, they are cold in the breeze) and patiently listening to Macron and some unsuccessfully fighting off droopy eyes….
I was looking at that and wondering- because I thought- ‘how fitting that Melania is wearing black (ie for a somber occasion)’…. and BM is wearing … wait white??
Almost similar lines – but white vs black…. and at first it triggered ‘from dark to light’ Q posts, but I couldn’t figure out the puzzle and then just settled into the ceremony of it all….
First thought = WHY IN THE HECK is she wearing cream instead of black?
Was she born in a barn?
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One of my mother’s uncles was shot in the invasion. His grand-daughter wears his Miraculous Medal that he wore at the time and has the Rosary he carried when they went in. She will not part with them.
Finally, there were the AMERICANS. They came from the farms of a vast heartland,the streets of glowing cities and the forges of mighty industrial towns. Before the war,many had never ventured beyond their communities. Now they had come to offer their lives half a world from home.
— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) June 6, 2019
I do my best not to hate the people who know that President Trump is not the evil person they PURPOSELY portray him to be—but, they make it ever harder for me…….
Hey guys, just wanted to pop in after just listening to that speech. Wow, had to stop drilling for a minute to let my eyes dry up. Hope ya’ll are having a great day!
A sweet moment today at Normandy – watching the faces and the lights in the eyes of the elderly D Day Veterans as our lovely sweet First Lady approached to greet them.
As old as they are – they recognize feminine grace and beauty at its best and fullest – near perfection!
OKay folks, dozens and dozens of photos loaded into today’s post.
What a speech the President gave.
Wow…….
Stop in your tracks kind of speech.
Well done, Sir.
I will admit, for a brief moment, I thought about what it would have been like if Hillary had been there instead of President Trump. I scolded myself for my own pettiness.
I rescind that scold Miss Daughn. She would’ve read a speech and begrudgingly, FAKELY shook hands with FAKE smile, no sincerity whatsoever! Oh, and don’t forget the hobknobbing with elites. LOCK HER UP!!!
It would have been, they risked (and too often, gave) their lives to fight fascism…only to have a fascist commemorate the event 75 years later.
Who would have won the war? Freedom or Despotism?
We escaped by the skin of our teeth. It was in fact a close election–a hundred thousand votes the other way, out of 65 million, would have tipped us into the abyss.
Today, we remember those who fell, and we honor all who fought, here in Normandy. They won back this ground for civilization. To more than 170 Veterans of the Second World War who join us today: You are among the very greatest Americans who will ever live! #DDay75thAnniversarypic.twitter.com/n0uIVHlkRL
To the men who sit behind me, and to the boys who rest in the field before me: your example will never grow old. Your legend will never tire, and your spirit – brave, unyielding, and true – will NEVER DIE! #DDay75thAnniversarypic.twitter.com/5qwQjkvHdl
Daughn, Thank you for posting these articles for each Day, and a half day:-) of President Trump’s trip. Greatly appreciated.
Today’s, particularly a treasure… D-Day, one of America’s pivotal days, me thinks. Fortunate we had great leadership those days. Blessed beyond words for The Greatest Generation fortitude and commitment to Spirit of Freedom…America.
Have visited three American National Cemetery’s. Golden Gate National Cemetery. Great Grand Father, Grand Father and Father interred there. Arlington probably a dozen times. Recently cousin interred there. American Cemetery Manila. Each visit to American Cemetery’s is a humbling experience. The Men and Women who gave their lives, for me, each of us, to protect and preserve America. Heartbreaking.
Educational also. American Cemetery has a detailed “War In The Pacific”, murals I guess we’d call them. IIRC, sort of like the WWII Memorial in DC. War in the Pacific on one side. War in Europe / Africa, on the other side.
Some day, if I am fortunate, visiting the American Cemetery at Normandy, would be humbling, breath taking, educational, and a memory, I’d always treasure.
I just posted the in the PT Speech in Normandy thread, but maybe I should have posted it here so, here it is.
“Here are excerpts from letters DH’s father wrote from England to DH’s mother here in the states.
June 6, 1944:
Hello Hon,
Well that D day has finally come and suppose you know more about it than we do because these Englishmen wouldn’t stop a program on the radio to tell about anything even if the world came to an end. …
June 7, 1944
…News still seems to be good about the invasion and hope it continues that way….
Also June 7, 1944 (second letter for this date)
We did know that there was more planes going out the last two nights so naturally we had an idea something was up. It is just a continuous roar all the time day and night now from the planes going over. I woke up a dozen times last night from the roar and it is a pretty sight to look in the sky and see thousands of planes. You have no idea what it looks like and I mean those planes are giving them plentyy of hell over there with very few losses considering the amount of planes going over.
Wish I could tell you more about different things, but I can’t. I guess the main thing to you is that Iam not in it, and it will be quite a while before our outfit would go over there so please take my word for it and don’t worry….
I can’t see how Germany an last long with whatthis invasion army has to back them up, because I have seen plenty while driving around through England that you couldn’t believe unless you saw it with your own eyes. It is wonderful is all I can tell you now.”
“The logistics are mind-boggling, but nowhere near as difficult as it was on June 5, 1944, trying to get across the channel.”
I have nothing but highest respect for the men who faced down evil that day. They are all in our eternal gratitude.
Laura Ingraham broadcast her show, live from Normandy cemetery, in the dark, only a few hours ago.
It was 4:00am in France and she was already in an appropriate black shift dress. Gonna be a long day for Miss Laura.
Not nearly as long as this day was 75 years ago, when the literal fate of the free world was held in the balance.
“The Longest Day”
It most certainly and inarguably was.
Remember…..at the time this photo was taken, the Germans had been preparing coastal defenses for this day for YEARS….
That region of France is stunningly beautiful. Hub & I were able to visit Omaha Beach on Memorial Day one year, and the American cemetery was a vivid reminder of what we sacrificed.
I cannot imagine the emotion, and hopefully healing, for the veterans who have journeyed to their personal battle sites in the years since the war ended. Surviving with PTSD and survivors’ guilt was as difficult – albeit in a different way – as those who never came home.
Tomorrow is our day to pay tribute to every single man & woman who fought for our liberties.
Oh wow. Other=father-in-law went into Omaha. Trying desperately to get ex-husband to take my son.
You can catch a bus from Paris – about a two-hour trip with a stop at a very somber and authentic small Holocaust museum, then the beach. I highly recommend it.
The French gave land to USA, Great Britain and other allies for cemeteries. There are cemeteries in various French regions.. (we visited another beautiful American cemetery outside Florence). The lands are considered US soil, not French, and are maintained by American personnel. They very much resemble the military cemeteries here in the USA.
The only foreign country the French did not donate land for cemeteries was to the Germans.
I did not know that detail that is was US land. Thank you for sharing Alison.
“9,387 Americans buried, including brothers, buried side by side.”, Laura Ingraham.
This speech brings tears to my eyes. When Reagan speaks of the boys of Pointe du Hoc I’m reaching for tissue.
From the coverage on Laura Ingraham’s show…
Our guys had been sitting offshore, in choppy waters, for 48 hours before the Landing…and most of them were sea sick when they went ashore.
Wow.
😔
It’s hard not to get teared up, thinking of what they went through.
😟😢😪
There was horrendous carnage – as the transports dispatched their troops into the shallow water where multitudes were killed before they made it to shore, or hit as soon as they made it to shore. Those who followed had to run right over and through their wounded and dead mates, while trying to shoot their weapons amidst the massive onslaught from the Germans entrenched in hillside bunkers.
The bunkers are still there. It is very easy to visualize the tactical advantage the Germans held while perhaps the strategic advantage was ours. Nevertheless our strategic advantage was planned knowing full well we were sending our men onshore where the casualties of masses was an accepted consequence of the battle plan.
In hindsight, it was truly barbaric. But all war is when you get right down to it.
The more success President Trump has waging economic war, the better our chances of avoiding military action, all while fending off ‘our very own’ salivating neocons and pimps of warfare at every turn.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MYeoaZVa8RA
Reposting from the Ireland trump visit thread to here::
They are showing the Service of Remembrance on tv taking place at Bayeux Cathedral in France. T. May and Prince Charles are there participating.
The entire service is quite regal
Yes PDJT and FLOTUS have disembarked the jet and are on the tarmac in France!!!
Wait that was a replay- they are now showing him at the cemetery and paying his respects….
Pres Trump just gave a Great Speech!
It was amazing.
He and Macron, plus the two First Ladies, are going through the crowd of D-Day Veterans now, shaking their hands.
Woa !!
What an incredible speech by President Trump:
Agreed Wheatie and Eilert- that speech was a stunner. When our President was giving out the medals with President Macaron I was just tearing up at the complete honor and reverence and personal interaction that PDJT was giving them.
Not to take away from that moment but I was laughing at Macron completely copying every arm and shoulder touch Gesture that the President would do… literal copy cat…..
Heheh, that little Macron boy was a hoot! 🤡
Did you see the facial reaction trump directed towards Macron when Macron was finished with his speech? An amused ‘Nice job! Not bad (for your level of competence)’…. then followed by a slight smile and a ‘Get Ready…..watch how the Lion roars now’ as he gets up to walk to the podium to do his own speech.
.
.
epic …. everyone needs to watch the two speeches – and the reaction of the veterans as our president gets up … they were reinvigorated and more alert for PDJT, after sitting for ages and under blankets (poor things, they are cold in the breeze) and patiently listening to Macron and some unsuccessfully fighting off droopy eyes….
I love the way President Trump naturally takes over every ceremony and others defer to him. Unmistakable body language.
Absolutely- undeniably
Interesting that Brigitte Macron is wearing all white…
White is what the Chinese wear at funerals and for mourning.
🤔🤨
I was looking at that and wondering- because I thought- ‘how fitting that Melania is wearing black (ie for a somber occasion)’…. and BM is wearing … wait white??
Almost similar lines – but white vs black…. and at first it triggered ‘from dark to light’ Q posts, but I couldn’t figure out the puzzle and then just settled into the ceremony of it all….
First thought = WHY IN THE HECK is she wearing cream instead of black?
Was she born in a barn?
One of my mother’s uncles was shot in the invasion. His grand-daughter wears his Miraculous Medal that he wore at the time and has the Rosary he carried when they went in. She will not part with them.
Wow, Ray, 98yrs old, 4th Purple 💜, 3rd Silver ⭐️. One of 6 of boat of 31 to survive beach!! We salute you!!
Only man from Company A remaining!
POTUS: Americans can do anything because… They know America is a noble nation, with a virtuous people, praying to a Righteous God.
Love the planes, with the red, white and blue exhaust streams!! 👏👏🇺🇸
Laura Ingraham interviews POTUS on tonight’s show.
When President Trump went over and hugged Private Russel Pickett….so real….so human….
How can so many people have hate in their hearts for that man?
I do my best not to hate the people who know that President Trump is not the evil person they PURPOSELY portray him to be—but, they make it ever harder for me…….
This was apparently done a few years ago to commemorate D-Day.
Very poignant
Hey guys, just wanted to pop in after just listening to that speech. Wow, had to stop drilling for a minute to let my eyes dry up. Hope ya’ll are having a great day!
Very best to you, DrillerElite!
A sweet moment today at Normandy – watching the faces and the lights in the eyes of the elderly D Day Veterans as our lovely sweet First Lady approached to greet them.
As old as they are – they recognize feminine grace and beauty at its best and fullest – near perfection!
OKay folks, dozens and dozens of photos loaded into today’s post.
What a speech the President gave.
Wow…….
Stop in your tracks kind of speech.
Well done, Sir.
I will admit, for a brief moment, I thought about what it would have been like if Hillary had been there instead of President Trump. I scolded myself for my own pettiness.
I rescind that scold Miss Daughn. She would’ve read a speech and begrudgingly, FAKELY shook hands with FAKE smile, no sincerity whatsoever! Oh, and don’t forget the hobknobbing with elites. LOCK HER UP!!!
It would have been, they risked (and too often, gave) their lives to fight fascism…only to have a fascist commemorate the event 75 years later.
Who would have won the war? Freedom or Despotism?
We escaped by the skin of our teeth. It was in fact a close election–a hundred thousand votes the other way, out of 65 million, would have tipped us into the abyss.
Ice Cold hildabeast would have been shaking down everyone she could via slick willy BS speeches.
Daughn, Thank you for posting these articles for each Day, and a half day:-) of President Trump’s trip. Greatly appreciated.
Today’s, particularly a treasure… D-Day, one of America’s pivotal days, me thinks. Fortunate we had great leadership those days. Blessed beyond words for The Greatest Generation fortitude and commitment to Spirit of Freedom…America.
Have visited three American National Cemetery’s. Golden Gate National Cemetery. Great Grand Father, Grand Father and Father interred there. Arlington probably a dozen times. Recently cousin interred there. American Cemetery Manila. Each visit to American Cemetery’s is a humbling experience. The Men and Women who gave their lives, for me, each of us, to protect and preserve America. Heartbreaking.
Educational also. American Cemetery has a detailed “War In The Pacific”, murals I guess we’d call them. IIRC, sort of like the WWII Memorial in DC. War in the Pacific on one side. War in Europe / Africa, on the other side.
Some day, if I am fortunate, visiting the American Cemetery at Normandy, would be humbling, breath taking, educational, and a memory, I’d always treasure.
I just posted the in the PT Speech in Normandy thread, but maybe I should have posted it here so, here it is.
“Here are excerpts from letters DH’s father wrote from England to DH’s mother here in the states.
June 6, 1944:
Hello Hon,
Well that D day has finally come and suppose you know more about it than we do because these Englishmen wouldn’t stop a program on the radio to tell about anything even if the world came to an end. …
June 7, 1944
…News still seems to be good about the invasion and hope it continues that way….
Also June 7, 1944 (second letter for this date)
We did know that there was more planes going out the last two nights so naturally we had an idea something was up. It is just a continuous roar all the time day and night now from the planes going over. I woke up a dozen times last night from the roar and it is a pretty sight to look in the sky and see thousands of planes. You have no idea what it looks like and I mean those planes are giving them plentyy of hell over there with very few losses considering the amount of planes going over.
Wish I could tell you more about different things, but I can’t. I guess the main thing to you is that Iam not in it, and it will be quite a while before our outfit would go over there so please take my word for it and don’t worry….
I can’t see how Germany an last long with whatthis invasion army has to back them up, because I have seen plenty while driving around through England that you couldn’t believe unless you saw it with your own eyes. It is wonderful is all I can tell you now.”
Thank you for doing this.
I’ve not had time before now to catch up.
Luv ya, Triple T.
Wanted to document this trip for the archive.
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