D-Day Remembered
Posted on June 5, 2008
Filed Under Photo, Life, Parenting
My former neighbor fought in WWII. When he was only 16, Tony lied about his age and joined the U.S. Navy. Despite his youth, his heart was brave and he was compelled to defend his country. Tony wasn’t at Normandy on June 6, but he exemplifies to me the courage and honor that our military had to have on that fateful day when they stormed the beaches.
Remembering the heroes of that incredible D-Day invasion, here’s a site that aggregates perspectives and points to some great links. The photo above is courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress.
Our deepest appreciation and gratitude to those who served, and to their families. This is history that our children must know about. I fear that the coming generation is woefully uniformed about the “greatest generation.”
Let’s change that!
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John,
You inspired me. This was one of the first posts in my Google reader this morning. I then went for a run with my iPod on shuffle play. Mark Schultz’s amazing song, “Letters from War” came on around mile two.
I decided to blog about D-Day as well. I’ve even challenged other bloggers to “hang a flag in your blog” on behalf of the men and women deployed.
I challenge you to do the same.
Thanks for being sensitive to this unofficial American holy-day.
With both a sense of irony and as well as deep commitment, I sent my son off to Marine Corps basic training on Memorial Day. I’m proud to be sending him to become one of the “doers” of his generation and to fulfill what he feels is his calling. As with “the greatest generation,” may this generation of military men be used by God to promote peace and stand against evil.