June 6th, 1944

[moon puppy]

Let us remember the cost of freedom.

Normandy Invasion commenced this day, some 67 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings

 

[Iron Mike]

Here's to the "Greatest Generation", your sacrifices and bravery will not be forgotten!

 

[panzerace007]

Agreed !! CHEERS to th Greatest Generation !! :drinks Thanx for Storming the Beaches !! Especially to the 29th. stationed out of V.A. Whom the Lions share gave the Ultimate Sacrifice !!!

Also to commemorate this The B.R.A.G. Boys ( Blue Ridge Armor Geeks) & I.P.M.S. Roanoke will be holding Their Annual D-Day Model Show & Build at the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, V.A. Father's Day weekend- June 17th. I've attended the last 2 years . It's a Great day in the Shadow of the Memorial. Vets will be on hand to speak to the patrons !!

This is an Awesome Memorial. With Life Size statues. The "beach" that you see here is made from aggregate taken from Omaha beach.

Here is a Bust of Patton !!

Monty , These busts are arranged as if They were sitting at the Situation Table( all busts are arranged exactly where they sat ) When They were planning D-Day.

Here's one of the Cessna's that was used for Air Recon

Here is a 100% exact replica of the Statue from ( forgive My ignorance - I've forgotten the Town this real statue is in) Once the townspeople heard that the Memorial was being erected, They took down the original statue & Recast it for this Memorial in Bedford !!

Here is a shot of the "pavilion" under which We Build & the Model Show is housed.

Here is a shot in which some of Us took part in !!

These were th Medals that were handed out to the Winners. This is mine for the Panther mit Pz. IV turret . (SIlver)

Here is a shot of Two B.R.A.G. Boys - Jay Czesofski ( eating a Tank) & Mike Carrol - Both from Lynchburgh , V.A.

So, if you are in th Neighborhood of Bedford, V.A. on June 18th. Stop By & enter a kit ( all proceeds go to the Privately funded Museum) & scrape some Plastic !!! Now .... It does tend to be rather warm .. well it can get down right HOT :evil: so prepare accordingly .... See ya there !!!

 

[MrT]

1430 Follow-on waves continued to arrive on the beaches, often simply bulling their way through the uncleared obstacles. As the tide receded, the remnants of the engineer demolition teams again went to work clearing lanes. They had to work under harassing fire from enemy snipers on the bluff as well as enemy artillery, but they completed three gaps partially opened in the morning, made four new ones, and widened some of the others. By evening, 13 gaps were fully opened and marked, and an estimated 35 percent of the obstacles on the beach had been cleared. Along the beach flat, units of the Engineer Special Brigade Group were making gaps in the embankment, clearing minefields, and doing what they could to get at the exits.

The Germans made use of the maze of communications trenches and tunnels and emerged from dugouts to reoccupy emplacements already neutralized. Snipers reappeared along the bluffs in areas where penetrations had previously been made. Above all, artillery from inland positions kept up sporadic harassing fire on the beach flat.

Working inland, the American units advanced in pockets, still uncoordinated in a single front. Stubborn enemy resistance, both at strongpoints and inland, had held the advance to a strip of ground hardly more than a mile-and-a-half deep in the Colleville area, and considerably less than that west of St-Laurent. Barely large enough to be called a foothold, this strip was well inside the planned beachhead maintenance area. Behind U. S. forward positions, cut-off enemy groups were still resisting. The whole landing area continued under enemy artillery fire from inland.

:v

 

[Sharkmouth]

Here is a 100% exact replica of the Statue from ( forgive My ignorance - I've forgotten the Town this real statue is in)

She is the The Lady of Trevieres. Guy Wildenstein helped acquire the statue for the msueum.

Regards,

 

[panzerace007]

SHARK,

Thanks brotha' ! I just drew a blank. I almost said St.Lo. .... But knew that was wrong. It was damaged from Shelling in WWI , later made a Monument to WWI ? Correct, .... then .. was the Jaw lost in WWII shelling ?

 

[moon puppy]

Yes, the damage was done during shelling trying to take the town.

That's actually a Piper L4, sure Saul can ID exactly which one. See...this is what happens when you armor guys try Aircraft Recognition.

 

[panzerace007]

That's actually a Piper L4, sure Saul can ID exactly which one. See...this is what happens when you armor guys try Aircraft Recognition.

Hehehehe Guilty as charged !!

:v

 

[jknaus]

Finished my yearly watching of the Longest Day. May we never forget.

James

 

[AndyFettes]

http://todayspictures.slate.com/20110606/?GT1=38001

Some very good pictures depicting the event

RIP all those who suffered the ultimate sacrifice