D Day

[Dobbo63]

Today I am feeling very sad and humble at the thought of the sacrifice made by those young men at the start of the invasion and liberation of europe 67 years ago today.
Far to many take the way we live today for granted.

[cossie si]

Today I am feeling very sad and humble at the thought of the sacrifice made by those young men at the start of the invasion and liberation of europe 67 years ago today.
Far to many take the way we live today for granted.

Agreed, genuine hero material.

[Dave1800BDA]

Respect to everyone who gave their lives and served our country

[grum]

will be on later

[alancdavis]

Going offshore with some Germans tomorrow

[Mikethepanel]

So brave but so humble when you speak to any of them!

[KL]

The regiment of 1st US Infantry Division that landed first on the left side of Omaha Beach had it's final assembly area next to the Dorset village I used to live in. Some evidence still remains (photo).
A member of the Parish Council once asked why we never saw any US veterans returning to look at their old camp (as happens elsewhere in the county). I had to point out that the reason was that hardly any of those that set out from "our" village survived...

[grum]

The regiment of 1st US Infantry Division that landed first on the left side of Omaha Beach had it's final assembly area next to the Dorset village I used to live in ....................

blimey K, we didnt know you were so old

[Dobbo63]

The regiment of 1st US Infantry Division that landed first on the left side of Omaha Beach had it's final assembly area next to the Dorset village I used to live in. Some evidence still remains (photo).
A member of the Parish Council once asked why we never saw any US veterans returning to look at their old camp (as happens elsewhere in the county). I had to point out that the reason was that hardly any of those that set out from "our" village survived...

That's right mate, us 1st and 29th divisions had shocking casualties on d day.. Most of the first waves off the landing craft were mown down by mg42 machine guns that can fire 20 ends per Second!! What village was that then mate??

[KL]

Winterbourne Abbas. 16 Regt of 1st Divn were spread over a wide area with HQ at Parnham House, Beaminster. No trace of two of the final assembly/holding camps (prior to embarkation at Weymouth and Portland) remains but quite a bit of D10 does, where a cookhouse and amminition stores/loading bays were built.

[KL]

Just round the corner from Graham Robson's house in Burton Bradstock, where US Rangers trained:

[Dobbo63]

Winterbourne Abbas. 16 Regt of 1st Divn were spread over a wide area with HQ at Parnham House, Beaminster. No trace of two of the final assembly/holding camps (prior to embarkation at Weymouth and Portland) remains but quite a bit of D10 does, where a cookhouse and amminition stores/loading bays were built.

Interesting that kl.. Reason I asked is because I'm well into this sort of history , owning a number of us ww2 vehicles, far more interesting than old escorts .