President Reagan's Address at the Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day at Point-du-Hoc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIqdcHbc8I
The Boys of Point du Hoc
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The Boys of Point du Hoc
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Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
God bless them all. This world would be infinitely different if not for their courage, determination and great sacrifices.
Thank you each and everyone of them.
Thank you each and everyone of them.
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Rio Hato/AO Diaz CCT/Commo
"It is a heavy thing, to see a Father so strong in life, unable to rise."
"A great civilization is not conquered from without
until it has destroyed itself from within." -W. Durant
Rio Hato/AO Diaz CCT/Commo
"It is a heavy thing, to see a Father so strong in life, unable to rise."
"A great civilization is not conquered from without
until it has destroyed itself from within." -W. Durant
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Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
Cams got it exactly right as usual!!!
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for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother!" - Shakespeare
RLTW! - Land of the Free BECAUSE of the Brave
RS 3-70
SSG VN 69-70
I Co., 75th. Inf.
4/9 Inf., 25th ID
Mentored Ranger kozzman555
http://www.75thrra.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; - LM 183
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Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
Excellent video Jim.
A day we will remember - those who sacrificed - before our time.
A day we will remember - those who sacrificed - before our time.
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I cooked with C- 4
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4/325 82d DIV 68-69
2nd Bde HHC (LRRP), 4 ID
K Co (Rgr), 75th Inf (Abn), 4 ID
69-70
I cooked with C- 4
Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
Watched a great documentary this morning with my coffee. On the World Channel WGBH.
Was called 'Day of Days June 6, 1944'
Great live footage, and lots of interviews with the studs that were there, including a 2nd Batt Ranger. Also had a brief interview with Field Marshal Rommels son.
Was called 'Day of Days June 6, 1944'
Great live footage, and lots of interviews with the studs that were there, including a 2nd Batt Ranger. Also had a brief interview with Field Marshal Rommels son.
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2/75 HHC C/E 89-92
Rio Hato/AO Diaz CCT/Commo
"It is a heavy thing, to see a Father so strong in life, unable to rise."
"A great civilization is not conquered from without
until it has destroyed itself from within." -W. Durant
Rio Hato/AO Diaz CCT/Commo
"It is a heavy thing, to see a Father so strong in life, unable to rise."
"A great civilization is not conquered from without
until it has destroyed itself from within." -W. Durant
Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
Ranger Class 13-71
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Advisor, VN 66-68 69-70
42d Vn Ranger Battalion 1969-1970
Trainer, El Salvador 86-87
Advisor, Saudi Arabian National Guard 91, 93-94
75th RRA Life Member #867
Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
They were great heroes one and all. There was a good film on the History Channel last week about the D-Day invasion. They mentioned a historical anecdote I was unaware of: Eisenhower prepared a press release/radio speech that apologized to the allied world for the failure of the D-Day invasion. Before the fact, he was halfway convinced the invasion would quickly transform into a massacre of the American, Canadian, and British boys going ashore in Normandy. If casualties got out of hand, he was ready to call off the invasion. In his speech, he takes full responsibility. He mans up on several issues. He shows us why he was a great commander. Yet instead of failing, we gained a foothold in continental Europe, and in less than a year, Hitler was no more. The world owes a great debt of gratitude to the boys who went ashore on June 6, 1944.
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The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -Albert Einstein
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The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. -Albert Einstein
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Re: The Boys of Point du Hoc
I had the opportunity to spend two weeks in Normandy in 1984, climbing those cliffs for POTUS #40, sitting in an LCM for three+ hours in the English Channel and learning from those great men. That is a memory that I will never forget and will cherish forever. I was humbled by their sincerity and respect for their fallen brothers and courage to take on the impossible. I will have to take out those photographs and papers one day and allow their memory and sacrifices to keep living.
The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity – even under the most difficult circumstances – to add a deeper meaning to his life.
Viktor E. Frankl
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