D‑Day anniversary, Allied forces landed on Normandy beaches in 1944
On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, ceremonies in Normandy honored the Allied troops WHO stormed Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches during the June 6, 1944 invasion, codenamed Operation Overlord. About 156,000 Allied troops landed that day with massive naval and air support, and about 4,400 Allied soldiers were killed during the assault. The landings opened the Western Front that led to the liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe, making D-Day a decisive turning point and a central focus of remembrance.
Character consists of many elements. Physical courage, of course, is high among them, and on this anniversary of D-Day, we rightly remember, first and foremost, that of the soldiers who stormed the beaches and scaled the cliffs of Normandy and who risked and gave their lives for us.
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸483But we also mustn't forget the moral courage of a leader who, as shown by his remarkable draft message below, was willing to face and accept responsibility for his decisions and actions, however they may have turned out.
Rick of this Shit25Who knew just a few decades later, we would desecrate that sacrifice and let America fall to simple greed. No bombs, no wars, just pure unadulterated greed was all it took to destroy this democracy.
savinghistory4us.bsky.social20Today, June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded Normandy in Operation Overlord, laying the foundations for the liberation of France from Nazi occupation and the end of Hitler's reign of terror. Let us hope that its significance is not lost upon contemporary Americans, suffering under the current regime!
Navy Man (descendant of ANTIFA since the revolution)14To eliminate fascism from the world...
Madmode090011My dad was on day three, Omaha Beach, advance forward, Old Hickory. I find it unbelievable that this many years later, we now have to fight Nazis again, in our OWN country!!! Heartbreaking knowing what he and his unit and all WWII veterans went through to end up here.
Franken-Pattern9We need to abolish the "gop" who spit in the faces of these brave soldiers who gave all to keep us safe and to destroy facism. What was once the party of Lincoln and Eisenhower is now a cheap criminal enterprise of human traffickers, larcenists and manipulators. #endthegop as it is OUR RIGHT!!
Elliot Edelstein9We have a leader that has none of those qualities in fact he's the polar opposite....our country is in tears 😢
Just keep swimming.9May we never forget why they sacrificed themselves on foreign shores, far from home and their loved ones. Americans and allies, both.
nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social9I was taught by history teacher who was missing digits from that.💐 He would be shocked we fell into tyranny \ non representative government via new monarch billionaire perverts!👹👹👹
ShannyDee💙8My pops was one of those kids who saved the world from Nazis. I never in my wildest grief thought there would be a moment that I was glad he isn’t here to see, but this moment in our country is indeed that moment.
Don Comer7A relation was at D-Day & remembered the bits of paper blowing around the beach in the wind like confetti. Every soldier had letters from home tucked into his pockets, pack, helmet, boots, ... & that papery snow was from those letters.
US Asunder5Yes, and those people who made the ultimate sacrifice... were both Democrats and Republicans of all colors and faiths.
Schwatzy aka: Art Schultz - Liberal 🇨🇦🍁4Bone spurs called them suckers and losers
Doc Zombie - ANTIFA Psychiatry4My dad, farm boy and air force accountant, said little but he did call trump 'a character' before he passed. That's about the worst thing he would call a person. It doesnt seem like much, but it means the top of the sh*t list.
MH4Thank you. May we strive to be more worthy of all they did for us.
OCB16404For many Americans, D-Day was their first taste of combat. For us Brits, we’d been at it for 5 years by this point. No disrespect to any Allied troop of course. At the 60th anniversary, I partied with loads of the old boys-including a lock-in at a local pub! Crackin bunch of lads.unforgettable
Barbara4We should remember, and never ignore this was not done to support a convicted felon to destroy!
AprilSkies4My dad’s first cousin, Jack. I recall childhood visits to my Great Aunt and Uncle’s home. They spoke proudly of Jack while we sat in their living room drinking too sweet tea with his photograph, in uniform, staring at us all. As a child I couldn’t understand how a sacrifice produced smiles.
kindagerry.bsky.social4And according to the scumbag in the White House the ones who died to save the world were all losers and suckers.
Patricia3FWIW, in regard to your Congressional run, I imagine that you & I would disagree on many policies, vehemently, but you understand exactly who the fascists are & what they’re doing. My major concern would be whether or not you support the conservatives on SCOTUS. They are destroying our democracy.
terrible towelie3my grandpa was there if he were alive i'm sure he'd be even more pissed off than me over the nazi takeover of our country George, you get in there and tell the republicans about the rabbits, George
falalala50.bsky.social3My friend’s daddy, my “Italian papa” landed on the beach on D-Day when he was 18, was so severely wounded at the Battle of the Bulge that he was told he’d never walk again…he danced with me at our wedding 33 years later. This was “the Greatest Generation”…we owe them everything!
Jocyle83Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. When 160,000 young men began the downfall of fascism. Almost 5,000 died. Statistically, some of them were probably great grandfathers of today's MAGAS. If that's you, you s/b so ashamed to support this fascist regime. Trump called them suckers.
Wendy Bird33Gave their lives to defeat Nazi and fascist regimes
@GioLovesYou3My Dad went to Normandy Beach serving in Intel. He could barely talk about what he witnessed. (Both my parents were way older than me as the last child.)
PMG2My mind has it being 2 Americas now. One I love and remember, while the other is a living nightmare.
Patrick Lovell The Producer 2Hey George, I love your disgust of The Donald. Our problems are much bigger than him. I have the $71 Trillion Truth that you can’t discuss. bsky.app/profile/patr...
William2Let's be clear. Are you to be considered an Independent, a Moderate, a Blue Dog Democrat? Who are you George. Be clear. If elected, who would you caucus with?
Barbara Anderson2To me even more impactful than the battlefields in Normandy was the American cemetery
☘️MaryCate☘️Votes☘️2On this, we should all be able to agree! My dad was part of the naval fleet that landed men & matériels on the beach that day & also provided artillery cover. They were getting incoming from the Germans. An uncle lost an arm at St Lo. We owe these men & women a debt of gratitude. #VoteBlue
🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today is the 82nd anniversary of D-Day – the Allied landings in Normandy, which significantly accelerated the countdown to the collapse of the Nazis in World War II. It happened then. We are trying to make it happen now.
Savchenko Volodymyr111And although in St. Petersburg yesterday another cynical order was sounded by the army, which is trying to destroy our freedom, to kill more, history has already seen something like this. The Nazis also hoped for something after D-Day. But freedom still wins.
montygibbon.bsky.social11The 80th...with Staff Sergeant Hurwitz.
Today is the anniversary of D-Day and at the American cemetery in Normandy, French caretakers will have collected sand from Omaha Beach and rubbed it into the gravestones to highlight the names of the departed. They do this for all 9,388 soldiers who lay there. #DDay80
CJ7That's extraordinary, and deeply poignant.🙏
bluejayway90.bsky.social7It’s difficult to think of an action which, in its respect, solemnity, dedication and reverence, runs more at odds with America’s current administration.
Just Army (Fuck ICE) Rob3Sadly the French have more remembrance than the American children and grandchildren probably do.
Foreversideways2Brave Americans died to halt fascism but ended up with it at home. What would they think 🫣
It's the anniversary of D-Day. 6 June 1944 Allied ANTIFA landed at Normandy to destroy European fascism.
Kathy Mortensen 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 🇺🇦🇺🇸 🖇 🐸 💙 🌵 🏊♀️ 🛶2Can you believe we are fighting this again in our own country? That Hegseth is telling Europe they are being insured invaded by immigrants and civilization erasure?
📎 Otto Von Danger2To bad we lost that War and the Civil War...because I'm looking at 'Merikkka and see Nazis and Confederates everywhere.
