Normandy

EFCNIK · June 20, 2012

peteblue said:
I've always thought that. My father served on a battleship in the Royal Navy in WW2 and my grandfather was killed on the Malta Convoy, I always felt inferior..........

I suppose its different times and that. I'm sure if the time came we'd all step up. I'd like to think so anyway... Although I'm sure the Germans would take one look at me, drop their weapons and be like 'mein got! Lololololol'

peteblue · June 20, 2012

EFCNIK said:
I suppose its different times and that. I'm sure if the time came we'd all step up. I'd like to think so anyway... Although I'm sure the Germans would take one look at me, drop their weapons and be like 'mein got! Lololololol'

That'll be the hair and the belt. Weapons of mass destruction like..........

The T-Dex · June 21, 2012

One of the acest places I have been. Great pics too.

Did you go and see the V2 rocket launch pads?

BigDunc'sFod · June 21, 2012

Heartbreaking.

Degs62 · June 21, 2012

War is such a senseless waste of human life. I had an uncle in the Marines who was there, don't think he was in the first few waves. My mothers stepfather was in the trenches in WWI and was deaf/partially paralysed down one side because he took a near hit that blew the guy next to him up.

Trying to get your head around what thoughts would be in the minds of those troops (kids generally) in the first waves is impossible. Standing in a landing craft just waiting to 'hit the beach' and get mown down by targetted machine gun fire, knowing that it is unlikely that you will live beyond the next few minutes looking round you and wondering who may survive.

I have only the utmost respect for what the combined allied forces achieved in that one day.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Pblueman · June 21, 2012

Enough said flyer. heroes

zed · June 21, 2012

EFCNIK said:
Big time. We as a generation are quite pathetic compared.

dont go down that road nik

EFCNIK · June 21, 2012

zed said:
dont go down that road nik

Come on, I'm not talking about our armed forces.

I'm talking about people like myself who like hair product and male earings. People in world war were just ordinary people who were thrust into the action. Can you imagine the ordinary lads (i.e not in the army) of my generation going out and doing the same thing? No chance.

Degs62 · June 21, 2012

EFCNIK said:
Come on, I'm not talking about our armed forces.

I'm talking about people like myself who like hair product and male earings. People in world war were just ordinary people who were thrust into the action. Can you imagine the ordinary lads of our generation going out and doing the same thing? No chance.

Nik, until you've lived with the threat of oppression from an overwhelming enemy force like the population of Great Britain did during the dark day in the mids 30's you have no idea whether you would step up and how you would cope.

I firmly believe that you and your mates, with your 'male grooming fetish' would be of the opinion that you didn't want to live that way and would put your hands up to serve, absolutely no doubt. if you didn't, society as you know it would disappear.

EFCNIK · June 21, 2012

Degs62 said:
Nik, until you've lived with the threat of oppression from an overwhelming enemy force like the population of Great Britain did during the dark day in the mids 30's you have no idea whether you would step up and how you would cope.

I firmly believe that you and your mates, with your 'male grooming fetish' would be of the opinion that you didn't want to live that way and would put your hands up to serve, absolutely no doubt. if you didn't, society as you know it would disappear.

Yeah I'm sure we would. I was just ripping myself didnt mean to cause offence! I just think people back then were made of sterner stuff.

Degs62 · June 21, 2012

EFCNIK said:
Yeah I'm sure we would. I was just ripping myself didnt mean to cause offence! I just think people back then were made of sterner stuff.

Mate you'd be surprised what you are made of if you were in the same position, just don't be so quick to write your generation off. Gen 'Y' can have many things leveled at it, but pretty sure this isn't one of them.

Chris Hockenhull · June 21, 2012

Great comments and fabulous photos here. Thanks. My dad got me on a bus one day in 1963 and as it set off he said of our mystery trip 'Right two choices...go to Everton reserves 9I hadn't up to this point been to a game yet ..I was 7...or to go to The Gaumont Cinema to see the newly released 'The Longest Day'. ". I chose the latter and my interest in the Normany campaign began. (I eventually got to see the first teas a few weekes later v. Blackburn Nov 63)). My dad an I spent 4 days in Normandy July 2001 and these pics bring back memories. I have intended since to return to spend a week there and see more. The museum at Baeux (I think I miss spell that) I would recommend to anyone. That cemetery at Omaha can not be described in words

johnnydawg68 · June 21, 2012

Chris Hockenhull said:
Great comments and fabulous photos here. Thanks. My dad got me on a bus one day in 1963 and as it set off he said of our mystery trip 'Right two choices...go to Everton reserves 9I hadn't up to this point been to a game yet ..I was 7...or to go to The Gaumont Cinema to see the newly released 'The Longest Day'. ". I chose the latter and my interest in the Normany campaign began. (I eventually got to see the first teas a few weekes later v. Blackburn Nov 63)). My dad an I spent 4 days in Normandy July 2001 and these pics bring back memories. I have intended since to return to spend a week there and see more. The museum at Baeux (I think I miss spell that) I would recommend to anyone. That cemetery at Omaha can not be described in words

I think you mean Bayeux (close). The one with the tapestry of the Norman Conquest? It's pretty ace.

I was 15 when I went. I was already a history buff at that point. I've never been back to Europe since, to my eternal regret.