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Here are some links to sites for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
D-Day in colour
https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/05/d-d…TA5WIGC4HLUn22M
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48536906
Remembering D-Day
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That first photo, of the landing boats with the hatch door opening at the end of the boat, greatly reduced the time disembarking troops would be exposed to enemy fire. They were called Higgins boats, after Andrew Higgins of New Orleans, who designed them.
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That first photo, of the landing boats with the hatch door opening at the end of the boat, greatly reduced the time disembarking troops would be exposed to enemy fire. They were called Higgins boats, after Andrew Higgins of New Orleans, who designed them.
That's a good point, that hadn't occurred to me before.
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In the US, the formerly named National D-Day Museum, now the expanded National WWII Museum, in New Orleans provides a phenomenal, highly educational experience. Located off of Andrew Higgins Boulevard, it opens with a lobby filled with tanks, planes, and other wartime vehicles including the now-famous Higgins Boat.
The Telegraph’s article on how the D-Day landings formed the lasting “Special Relationship” :
https://premium.telegraph.co.uk/newsletter/art…paign=DM1027162
(If anyone is paywalled, I’ll be glad to provide the whole article.)
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Remembrance Sunday observed in the UK with King Charles laying a wreath at The Cenotaph.
Remembrance Sunday: King leads nation as UK falls silent to honour war deadThousands of veterans march past the Cenotaph in a ceremony to remember the nation's war dead.www.bbc.com -
Thank you for posting this, Splinter . We owe them so much.
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Very dignified tribute to the fallen, the first year after the armistice was signed.
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I've been to many of these places in Normandy and it's a grim reminder of what was and in fact, still is, in some parts of the world.
Normandy Then and Now! #normandy #france #thenandnow #beforeandafter | D-Day History | The London Metropolitan Orchestra · Main Titles from the HBO Miniseries Band of Brothers (Instrumental)Normandy Then and Now! #normandy #france #thenandnow #beforeandafter. The London Metropolitan Orchestra · Main Titles from the HBO Miniseries Band of Brothers…www.facebook.com -
My husband’s older cousin was a paratrooper who died on D-Day. It is absolutely unbelievable that the Allies, against all odds, prevailed.
