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Take a break today and remember all those who bravely fought for us 75 years ago today.
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Great photo! The 64 is a nice touch. Where were you at? I was at BAF, KAF, and Manas from June to December that year!I was in the 101st pathfinder company when I was deployed to Afghanistan. This was our 66th anniversary tribute. It was our remake of the companies original photos from actual D-Day. We couldn’t hold a candle to those dudes.
We had a section at KAF and another section that I was in at wolverine. It was about 45-60 minute air ride east of KAF, close to Qalat.Great photo! The 64 is a nice touch. Where were you at? I was at BAF, KAF, and Manas from June to December that year!
I was in the 101st pathfinder company when I was deployed to Afghanistan. This was our 66th anniversary tribute. It was our remake of the companies original photos from actual D-Day. We couldn’t hold a candle to those dudes.
The Greatest Generation faced the Greatest Threat, at least compared those military enemies we have faced since then. The threat so great it united the nation in a way we have not seen since then. It could be that was where the lesson was learned to intervene earlier w our military, before another Axis could assemble. What if we could unite like that around a peaceful initiative?, Sadly, nothing is a stronger motivator than fear. None of that is meant to diminish the unimaginable sacrifices made by our nation and particularly our servicemen and women, during WWII.Not sure I'm buying that thought as fully accurate. You were better equipped for communication and warfare, had better training, and were across the board physically stronger than your 1940's counterparts.
Where they might be able to be better than your company might be in attitude/mentality. Korea, Vietnam hadn't yet happened, political correctness wasn't yet known, and those dudes were trained to kill and destroy, without nearly as much attention to "rules of engagement" limitations that you faced.
He did give the speech on June 5th, but Patton (and 3rd Army) did not participate in D-day. His celebrity was used as part of the deception to get the Nazis to reinforce south of Normandy. Omar Bradley’s 1st Army was the US Force committed to the beachhead.
Patton’s Army came in to exploit the breakout of 1st Army.
ZBB, cool pick. When did you go through Pathfinder. Class 05-01, myself.
God speed to all those who have layed their life down on the alter of freedom......
Oh jeez, it would’ve been in December of 09, I forget the class number, I’d have to dig my book with all my stuff in it. Hard to believe it was 10 years ago now that I had to think of the date.
If you guys deployed with 2/101st in RCSouth, you probably got in plenty of dust ups. Heard of OBJ Bakersfield?