tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post8486243864185500206..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: D-Day - June 6, 1944 - Then and NowAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-86938232370965995242010-06-07T08:37:51.437-07:002010-06-07T08:37:51.437-07:00http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/casu...http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/afghanistan/casualties/list.html<br /><br />Please do not forget the 147 Canadians that have fallen in AfganistanOne Wonders?https://www.blogger.com/profile/10203553387345089087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-35567314274042847112010-06-07T01:48:42.060-07:002010-06-07T01:48:42.060-07:00This afternoon I watched my dvd of "The War&q...This afternoon I watched my dvd of "The War" by Ken Burns as a way to remember the sacrifices made for my benefit. I thought of a Marine named Bill whom my mother was going to marry. He was KIA on Tarawa. I honor him....I thought of my great, great grandfather, a junior officer with the 17th Virginia Infantry in the Civil War. I honor him.....I thought of my father, M/Sgt. 101st Airborne. I honor him. And I thought of a quote by Winston Churchill.<br />"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may be even a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves".Qui Bonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738660421870850915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-63206196018489038572010-06-06T09:40:26.040-07:002010-06-06T09:40:26.040-07:00We have an entire 20-something generation of "...We have an entire 20-something generation of "everyone-get-a-trophy". No one wins; no one loses; no goals set; no achievement; no striving. And as the 20-something gal in my office said, "the rich ought to be taxed a lot". "Why" I asked her. And she said "so I don't have to pay any"! "But if you have an idea, smart, worked really hard you could be rich too. Then would you want to give your money to the guy who doesn't work at all"? Her answer....well I know I'll never be rich". Says it all. No desire, drive, goals and would rather rely on others.Annirichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364330760112724830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-88288025477561025632010-06-06T07:20:00.419-07:002010-06-06T07:20:00.419-07:00Thank you. My family has also served in the Army,...Thank you. My family has also served in the Army, Marines, and National Guard - my father is a CSM (retired) who was an awesome leader to the men he worked with (he just kinda sucked as a father). My son has served in the Army, a nephew in the Marines, another nephew in the Army; cousins galore in the various branches of service, not to mention the ex's service. <br /><br /> I have four sons, who, I pray, will not have to serve under the current administration, which I consider to be purely evil. <br /><br /> History will repeat itself if we don't take better care, thank you for this posting, and God bless.Karilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084831220630880717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-85642486771508145772010-06-06T07:03:48.072-07:002010-06-06T07:03:48.072-07:00Sand and beaches is a generational thing in my fam...Sand and beaches is a generational thing in my family. My father went ashore on D-Day. Just occupation duty in Korea for me, but I played on the beach at Inchon. My son had the dubious pleasure of Saudi Arabian sand in Desert Storm.<br /><br />Folks in this country have had it soft and easy, pretty much since 1945, particularly since the early 1950s. When military deaths are spread out over years and years at the lesser rates since WW II and Korea, there's less actual impact on society as a whole.<br /><br />So, in the vernacular, "The blood runs thinner." Soft living leads to wimpiness and "We need to understand..."<br /><br />But they don't truly understand...<br /><br />'RatDesertrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860257698839313423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-35954528296055764312010-06-05T16:08:36.212-07:002010-06-05T16:08:36.212-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-33295444064079696502010-06-05T15:57:40.134-07:002010-06-05T15:57:40.134-07:00I was born in 1937 and WWII is imprinted on my mem...I was born in 1937 and WWII is imprinted on my memory. My Mother and I would take the train to Long Branch, NJ to visit her parents. The train was always full of young soldiers going to and from Fort Dix.<br /><br />Years later I would spend a few days in Dix on my way to Fort Benning, GA were I served.<br /><br />You are right though...a whole generation who experienced the war is passing from the scene.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-27933173754544301202010-06-05T14:23:59.967-07:002010-06-05T14:23:59.967-07:00I hate to tell you this Mr. Caruba but these peopl...I hate to tell you this Mr. Caruba but these people didn't grow up learning these things. John Brennan is only 56 or so and didn't even graduate from HS until at least 1970.That was during the height of the Viet Nam war and the only thing he might have some knowledge of. Even my knowledge is a little shaky even though I was born in 1943 but almost all my HS teachers and of course my father and uncles and friends of the family understood what happened and where involved in WW11. Sadly all these people are passing us by.<br />But I read a lot and always have.If the HBO special on "The Pacific" is on again I'll be sure to watch it again. I'll probably even buy the DVD's.<br />By the way I did spend some time in the USMC 40 plus years ago.Necromancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596027359880539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-21302606551846189062010-06-05T13:47:05.661-07:002010-06-05T13:47:05.661-07:00I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the c...I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the current President of the United States feels that way.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com