How would I look blonde people??
(that's all I have to say in this post, sorry)
Saturday 7 June 2008
Friday 6 June 2008
MAY WE NEVER FORGET THEM
'As our boat touched sand, and the ramp went down, I became a visitor to hell'
(Pvt. Charles Neighbor)
Today is the anniversary of D-Day. The liberation of mainland Europe from Nazi control in 1944 claimed over 10,000 casualties, with over 4000 deaths.
May 1944 had been chosen at the conference in Washington in May 1943 as the time for the invasion. Difficulties in assembling landing craft forced a postponement until June, but June 5 was fixed as the unalterable date by Eisenhower on May 17. As the day approached and troops began to embark for the crossing, bad weather set in, threatening dangerous landing conditions. After tense debate, Eisenhower and his subordinates decided on a 24-hour delay, requiring the recall of some ships already at sea. Eventually, on the morning of June 5, Eisenhower, assured by chief meteorologist James Martin Stagg of a break in the weather, announced, “O.K. We'll go.” Within hours an armada of 3,000 landing craft, 2,500 other ships, and 500 naval vessels—escorts and bombardment ships—began to leave English ports. That night 822 aircraft, carrying parachutists or towing gliders, roared overhead to the Normandy landing zones. They were a fraction of the air armada of 13,000 aircraft that would support D-Day.
Thanks to thousands of brave kids, yes kids! Some of the 'soldiers' that lost their lives were no more than sixteen years old, Hitler's grip on Europe was broken, this was the beginning of the end of the second world war. We owe these people the lives that we live today. We owe them more than I think we realise.
Thankyou.
(Pvt. Charles Neighbor)
Today is the anniversary of D-Day. The liberation of mainland Europe from Nazi control in 1944 claimed over 10,000 casualties, with over 4000 deaths.
May 1944 had been chosen at the conference in Washington in May 1943 as the time for the invasion. Difficulties in assembling landing craft forced a postponement until June, but June 5 was fixed as the unalterable date by Eisenhower on May 17. As the day approached and troops began to embark for the crossing, bad weather set in, threatening dangerous landing conditions. After tense debate, Eisenhower and his subordinates decided on a 24-hour delay, requiring the recall of some ships already at sea. Eventually, on the morning of June 5, Eisenhower, assured by chief meteorologist James Martin Stagg of a break in the weather, announced, “O.K. We'll go.” Within hours an armada of 3,000 landing craft, 2,500 other ships, and 500 naval vessels—escorts and bombardment ships—began to leave English ports. That night 822 aircraft, carrying parachutists or towing gliders, roared overhead to the Normandy landing zones. They were a fraction of the air armada of 13,000 aircraft that would support D-Day.
Thanks to thousands of brave kids, yes kids! Some of the 'soldiers' that lost their lives were no more than sixteen years old, Hitler's grip on Europe was broken, this was the beginning of the end of the second world war. We owe these people the lives that we live today. We owe them more than I think we realise.
Thankyou.
Tuesday 3 June 2008
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