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One of my favorite speeches.
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We went to Point Du Hoc two years ago. Standing on the edge of the cliff, it is difficult to understand how they pulled that off. What is also remarkable is the bomb craters just behind the cliff. 60 years later, and the area is still covered with huge craters."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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An interesting account on CNN of one of the survivors of The Longest Day.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/05/dda...rss_topstories
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe...ies/index.html
There was so much pain, so much suffering and such massive loss of life. Was it worth it? Rosier's response is emphatic.
"Yes, every minute of it. We go back to Europe quite frequently, and even in Germany people say to us 'thank you for our freedom'. It is only in recent years that I have realized how important freedom really is, you can't taste it, you can't feel or hear it. But it is so important to be free."Fitter. Happier. More Productive.
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This is one of my favorite speeches as well. Thanks for posting it.Originally posted by YOhio View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
"I only know what I hear on the news." - Dear LeaderComment
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My brother and I visited the Normandy Beaches last summer. This a picture of Point Du Hoc looking towards Omaha Beach showing the shell craters. I was standing on one of the bunkers
I was also really impressed with both the US cemetary overlooking Omaha Beach and the German Military Cemetary between St. Mare Eglise and Point Du Hoc
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My uncle and I were in France for 3 months in the mid sixties. Mainly in and around Paris. We went to Normandie. I was 17 and it made a profound impression on me. Especially the rows and rows of crosses.
The interchange we had with the French and especially their balling and moaning about us being in Viet Nam left a nasty taste in my mouth for the French I don't think I will ever get out.Comment
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