Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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Thanks for posting all the June 6th pictures. Read Band of Brothers as well as watched the series numerous times. A gentleman who I knew at the gym landed in the first wave at Omaha. He mentioned it was only by God's hand that he survived.

My grandfather as well. IIRC, Eisenhower directed that no veterans of previous beach landings be in the first wave. I think that was in Ambose's "D-Day." He was worried that veterans would be "overly cautious" and others would hold back. I think Dick Winters said they took chances on D-Day they never considered later in the war.
 
They were following orders. Many of us have done the same albeit with not nearly as much on the line. I'm sure they looked at it like that. They didn't know they were untimely saving the World ...They were just following orders and fighting for their Brothers. And the fact that they were still here years later missing pieces and not sleeping well they probably thought they got a deal. Hero's !!! America is different today.
 
Thanks for posting all the June 6th pictures. Read Band of Brothers as well as watched the series numerous times. A gentleman who I knew at the gym landed in the first wave at Omaha. He mentioned it was only by God's hand that he survived.
My grandfather landed 2nd wave. He never said a word about it.