The 6th of June....1944

Discussion in 'Veteran Accounts' started by sapper, Jun 5, 2011.

  1. sapper

    sapper WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Remember! Remember! The grey wind tossed seas on that Tuesday Morning.......

    When freedom returned to the shores of Europe. And of the men that made it possible... For all those that made the ultimate sacrifice; and for those that carried the pain ever since. Remember!

    I have a recording of the shelled church bells of Hermanville, ringing out across the Normandy Country side on D Day. All to the sounds of shells, mortars, and gunfire...

    Makes the hair on my neck stand up, Takes me back........
    Sapper
     
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  2. Steve Mac

    Steve Mac Very Senior Member

    Sapper - I will remember them! :)
     
  3. englandphil

    englandphil Very Senior Member

    We will Remember

    Both those that did and didnt come back
     
  4. Driver-op

    Driver-op WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    It will be 67 years ago we set foot on those beaches Sapper. And I'm sure you can remember every moment of it as I do and feel sad at all those that didn't make it back. I remeber my father as an old man with tears in his eyes as he rememberd the trenches in the first dust-up.

    Jim
     
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  5. sapper

    sapper WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    LOVELY to see you Driver-op. I find it sad that the anniversary of those times gets forgotten....For the memory of our mates is also forgotten.

    Even sadder, is the realisation that with our passing, all the memories will fade. Tell you what. Lets share a scalding tin of the bacon rolled up in greaseproof paper......:)
     
  6. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    DriverOp and Sapper.

    In a couple of weeks I'll be paying my respects to the men of both your units and those of my Dad's unit who lost their lives. I shall definitely not forget their and your sacrifice.

    Regards - Rob
     
  7. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Brian -
    as you know - some of us managed to "Dodge" your D Day - but we do remember as I was sitting in my Tank a few miles to the SE of Rome at the time you went wading in the Channel
    Cheers
     
  8. Hebridean Chindit

    Hebridean Chindit Lost in review... Patron

    ... Even sadder, is the realisation that with our passing, all the memories will fade...

    Not if we can help it... ;)

    Respect is given where it is due and every single person who fought to preserve our way of life has my respect...
     
  9. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    I have a recording of the shelled church bells of Hermanville, ringing out across the Normandy Country side on D Day. All to the sounds of shells, mortars, and gunfire...

    Is that on Vinyl or tape Sapper? With as important a recording as that I'm sure I speak for many in saying it would be very poignant to hear those sounds you describe. With modern techniques it is quite easy, however bad the sound quality and physical properties, to restore it to it's former glory.

    Cheers

    Jonathan
     
  10. Adz

    Adz Junior Member

    Respect is given where it is due and every single person who fought to preserve our way of life has my respect...

    Ditto! We must never forget and always be grateful for the sacrifice of those who fought for our freedom. :poppy:
     
  11. Rob Dickers

    Rob Dickers 10th MEDIUM REGT RA

    :poppy:
    Those that never came home
    May they all forever rest in peace
    Amen
    Rob
     
  12. Paul Pariso

    Paul Pariso Very Senior Member

    To Sapper, Driver-Op, Tom Canning and any other D-Day veterans on this forum, all I can say is "Thank You"

    Rest assured, none of you or your comrades who didn't make it back, will ever be forgotten.

    All the best...........
     
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  13. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

    Brian,

    To you and the other D-Day veterans, Thank You!

    Despite the losses and sacrifices, you should be justifiably proud to have taken part in such a monumental endeavour.
    Most of us will never have the opportunity to be that close to such a defining moment in history.
     
  14. PA. Dutchman

    PA. Dutchman Senior Member

    Thank you for reminding us and remembering and honoring those who gave their final and complete effort and those who served and returned to their loved ones.

    This is for my Uncle Donald Weisel who died on Omahu Beach on June 6, 1944.

    This is their wedding photo the last time they were together before his death on June 6, 1944.
     

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  15. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Brian, Tom, Driver-op,

    You brought a new generation in to this world. It is our responsibility to make sure the next generation remembers those that sacrificed so much during ww2.
     
  16. Tom Canning

    Tom Canning WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Paul -
    I was one of those who dodged the D Day in France on June 6th '44 - at least according to Lady Astor M.P. - as I was sitting in my Tank near Rome -Italy which we had liberated on June 4th '44... at the time Sapper went onto his beach we had a few D Days prior to that one ...
    Cheers
     
  17. Jonathan Ball

    Jonathan Ball It's a way of life.

    :poppy:
    Those that never came home
    May they all forever rest in peace

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    At Beny-Sur-Mer...

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    At Ranville...

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    And at Bayeux...

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  18. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    We, who served in other areas of war, salute our comrades in arms who made history on this day in 1944.

    Ron
     
  19. martin14

    martin14 Senior Member

    Nice pics Jonathan.


    We will remember them.
     
  20. sapper

    sapper WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Johnathon.
    It is on tape, it was given me by some very dear French friends Jacques and Colette Tirard. of Hermanville. But I have other tapes of the bomber crews over Caen, and the actual recorded sounds of D day. They are all degraded with time.But they do take me back... And they bring about a very emotional lump in my throat.

    Thanks to all our friends here for posting about those brave lads that landed on the beaches today....... 67 years ago. And for the messages.
    Cheer Folks
    Sapper
     

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