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71World War II | D-Day | Part 1
It was the late spring of 1944, and the Hitler empire, which once stood at the gates of Moscow and the doorway to Suez, had been shrinking. North Africa had fallen, Sicily was gone, the Italian mainland...
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55"Obama Beach" what a celebration of D Day
The president in europe for the observation of the landing at Omaha beach during D Day, had a beach named after him. British PM Brown, seemingly an avid obama fan delcared it to be Obama beach, instead of...
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59The French Trip
Four of us decided we'd take a trip to France. The Steward of our club had a huge 4x4 so he decided to drive that. The rest of us would fit in easily. With a roof box as well there was tons of room. We would...
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80Son of a Gunner
Realistic toy My father was a soldier. A poor son of a Georgia farmer, he went to war because he was drafted into the army. His first taste of battle was on a stretch of Normandy’s coast code named...
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60Sitting at the Feet of Warriors
It seems as if the word “honor” isn’t used as much today as it once was. Even down here in the south it isn’t referred to as something a gentleman possesses or defends anymore. But many of us...
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56My Father was framed - a black & white photo
My father was a framed black and white photograph. He sat on the table next to my bed. Every evening, just before going to sleep, I said, ‘Goodnight Dad. I’ll see you in the morning.” He didn’t...
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58A Veterans Day conversation
The scene is Orle airport in Paris France. The old man of about 85 , slowly shuffles through is papers, looking for his passport, so he can precede thru customs. The aggitated customs officer, looking with...
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65World War II | D-Day | Part 2
MISTAKES, THEN SUCCESS ON UTAH BEACH Both the British and American airborne landing were damp. Normandy is cut up with canals and overgrown creeks that Frenchmen call rivers. The British drop near...
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