June 6th

Septy · June 05, 2015, 10:10:25 PM

Today is the 71st Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy.

RomanGladiator · June 05, 2015, 10:11:52 PM

All those poor men who could have lived full lives but died...never forget them. None of us could storm that beach.

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Korra · June 05, 2015, 10:15:03 PM

Remember the men who gave their lives to fight off evil in shores far away from their homes.

The Lord Ruler · June 05, 2015, 10:19:49 PM

Those men were some of the most courageous.

TB · June 05, 2015, 10:21:52 PM

Rest in peace you brave souls.

Nexus · June 05, 2015, 10:23:47 PM

Young brave men

Boys really

Fighting off an American invasion.

Forgewolf · June 05, 2015, 11:01:50 PM

Quote from: Nexus on June 05, 2015, 10:23:47 PM

Young brave men

Boys really

Fighting off an American invasion.

I see what you did there

Jocephalopod · June 05, 2015, 11:05:41 PM

that was a fun day at the beach

Yu · June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM

Okay.

Jono · June 06, 2015, 02:34:00 AM

I can't even imagine what going through D-Day must have felt like.

I have nothing but the utmost respect for every brave soul that went through hell and back on that day.

Septy · June 06, 2015, 02:58:02 AM

Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM

Okay.

Non American spotted

Naru · June 06, 2015, 02:59:13 AM

muh bruce jenner is more courageous

Yu · June 06, 2015, 02:59:15 AM

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Okay.
Non American spotted

I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.

Septy · June 06, 2015, 03:02:05 AM

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Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.

This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.

Yu · June 06, 2015, 03:03:53 AM

Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 03:02:05 AM

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Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.

Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.

Septy · June 06, 2015, 03:04:43 AM

Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 03:03:53 AM

Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 03:02:05 AM
Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 02:59:15 AM
Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 02:58:02 AM
Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM
Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.

Without them we wouldn't have Tru

Jono · June 06, 2015, 03:06:44 AM

Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 03:03:53 AM

Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 03:02:05 AM
Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 02:59:15 AM
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Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM
Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.

Without D-Day, the outcome of WW2 might have been different and the world we know today wouldn't be the same as it is now.

Yu · June 06, 2015, 03:06:54 AM

Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 03:04:43 AM

Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 03:03:53 AM
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Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 02:59:15 AM
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Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM
Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.
Without them we wouldn't have Tru

That still leaves me with Oss, so its not like I'm entirely at a loss.

Septy · June 06, 2015, 03:07:57 AM

Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 03:06:54 AM

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Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 02:59:15 AM
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Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM
Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.
Without them we wouldn't have Tru
That still leaves me with Oss, so its not like I'm entirely at a loss.

Oh

BC · June 06, 2015, 03:27:30 AM

The men and women of that generation are really unlike any other. Must have been an honor. It's sad to see how little people appreciate the brave souls that helped the Allies win WW2.

It's not something we can ever really understand, because we haven't had a situation with so much on the line.

Never forget the men who stormed those beaches, and the men who parachuted behind enemy lines the night before. Those guys were real heroes, and no one can argue otherwise.

Mattie G Indahouse · June 06, 2015, 07:24:36 AM

Quote from: BC on June 06, 2015, 03:27:30 AM

The men and women of that generation are really unlike any other.

Try being a doughboy or any other WW1 soldier and being forced to run across open ground to the other sides trench while being destroyed by machine guns and artillery fire. Which is all due to outdated tactics. For the Battle of The Somme tens of thousands of British soldiers became casualties on the first day. The people in WW2 had it far better than the boys of the first world war.

Girl of Mystery · June 06, 2015, 07:29:46 AM

Quote from: Jono on June 06, 2015, 03:06:44 AM

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Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM
Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.
Without D-Day, the outcome of WW2 might have been different and the world we know today wouldn't be the same as it is now.

You can't force or guilt trip someone into caring or get sentimental about D-Day, so stop.

Orbital Malaise 69 · June 06, 2015, 07:31:56 AM

I wonder about the genes we lost in WWI and WWII... did we erase a lot of primitive, violent genes? Maybe. Did we also lose some really good genes? Probably.

Girl of Mystery · June 06, 2015, 07:36:33 AM

Tomorrow is a significantly more important day anyway

Ásgeirr · June 06, 2015, 07:38:06 AM

Mat Cauthon · June 06, 2015, 07:39:22 AM

Good for them.

DAS B00T x2 · June 06, 2015, 09:11:14 AM

Quote from: Jono on June 06, 2015, 03:06:44 AM

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Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.
Without D-Day, the outcome of WW2 might have been different and the world we know today wouldn't be the same as it is now.

Germany would have lost the Ostfront with or without D-Day, and the western forces would have fallen eventually. The Normandy landings simply sped up the US/UK drive to the Rhine.

Mattie G Indahouse · June 06, 2015, 09:20:29 AM

Quote from: Jono on June 06, 2015, 03:06:44 AM

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Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 03:02:05 AM
Quote from: Yu on June 06, 2015, 02:59:15 AM
Quote from: Septy on June 06, 2015, 02:58:02 AM
Quote from: Yu on June 05, 2015, 11:05:45 PM
Okay.
Non American spotted
I have absolutely no national pride, not towards Mexico, and especially not towards America.
This isn't about national pride it's about 12,000 men who died storming a beach to liberate France. D-Day included many Allied countries, not just the U.S.
Still meh to me, its nice, lovely history and all, but I'm not gonna get sentimental or anything of the sort over it.
Without D-Day, the outcome of WW2 might have been different and the world we know today wouldn't be the same as it is now.

The war with Russia was going badly before D-Day. After that battle Germany was doomed in the Eastern Front. Even if D-Day failed the chances of Germany winning were low at that point. D-Day did put a good nail in the coffin but an Allied victory was going to happen either way.

More Than Mortal · June 06, 2015, 09:22:26 AM

Quote from: Fierce Mild on June 06, 2015, 07:31:56 AM

I wonder about the genes we lost in WWI and WWII... did we erase a lot of primitive, violent genes? Maybe. Did we also lose some really good genes? Probably.

Only 20pc of people in the war actually fired their weapon at the enemy.

So yeah, we probably lost some nice jeans.