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06-06-2007, 07:39 AM
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Don't forget what today is!
Just reminding everyone to remember to take some time today and pray, reflect, or whatever you feel like doing to remember all that happened on this day 63 years ago. We play out D-Day with little plastic soldiers, but always remember that men did it for real, and many gave their lives doing so.
To the veterans of D-Day, and to all veterans who have given their time or even lives to this country, God bless.
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"We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other." - G.C. Marshall, Chief of Staff "All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time." - Lieutenant General Lewis B."Chesty" Puller (when surrounded by 8 enemy divisions) "We want to get the hell over there. The quicker we clean up this *******ed mess, the quicker we can take a little jaunt against the purple ******* Japs and clean out their nest, too. Before the *******ed Marines get all of the credit." - General George S. Patton, Jr (addressing to his troops before Operation Overlord, June 5, 1944) |
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06-06-2007, 07:51 AM
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Amen to that. This calls for D-day scenario battles!
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06-06-2007, 07:54 AM
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Thank you to all, on both sides, that gave their lives, time, and youth.
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06-06-2007, 08:39 AM
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Thanks Vets for keeping what we have alive and well.
Lets not just remember today lets remember all our conflicks from the past to preasent.
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06-06-2007, 08:41 AM
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forward until victory!
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it's d day time in Normandy today! the front pages of the papers are all about the event...We should all play a d day scenario today!! I've done a few you'll find on the scenario list. enjoy and remember
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06-06-2007, 09:02 AM
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06-06-2007, 10:40 AM
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06-06-2007, 10:44 AM
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06-06-2007, 10:48 AM
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Dont let that Canadian punk see this
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06-06-2007, 10:55 AM
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