June 6 1944

[astroron]

The numbers in this article are staggering:eyepop:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8079965.stm

[jjjnettie]

Thanks very much for the link Ron.
Both my father and father-in-law were there on that day. My Dad actually landed while Gregs Dad stayed on board his ship.
I never got to know my father (he passed on when I was only 3), but this article makes me feel closer to him in some ways.

[Bobj]

Mate!! A great tribute to a remarkable day.:thumbsup:

Cheers, Bobj.

[iceman]

Nice article!

[Dennis]

Thanks for the link Ron – very sobering reading regarding the casualties. In a recent TV documentary on the lead up to the D-Day landings, it was revealed that a dry run (using live ammo) on a UK beach some weeks before had gone horribly wrong resulting in some 750 allied troops dying during that exercise.

Cheers

Dennis

[stephenb]

Thank you Ron for the link. Another important part of history which should never be forgotten.

[lacad01]

Amazing exercise in logistics.