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2004-06-06, 02:04 PM
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Queen leads D-Day commemorations
Veterans pay respects to lost comrades Leaders and veterans mark D-Day **************************** Queen leads D-Day commemorations The Queen has saluted the "courageous and determined Allied servicemen" who helped the battle to free Europe from Nazi control on D-Day 60 years ago. She called the 1944 invasion of France "one of the most dramatic military operations in history". Speaking at Juno Beach, she remembered the 14,000 Canadians who fought alongside British and US servicemen. She later joined French President Jacques Chirac for a ceremony at the Commonwealth war cemetery in Bayeux. She is also attending a march-past at Arromanches - the centre point of D-Day commemorations. Today we honour all those who gave their lives in this campaign and all of you who fought in this great struggle Queen Elizabeth II Speaking at Juno Beach of the landings, the Queen said: "It would have been difficult enough for a single nation to plan and execute such an enterprise. "For a group of allies with little previous experience in co-operation, it was a major triumph." Later at a British-French service in Bayeux - the first French town of importance to be liberated - the Queen along with Mr Chirac and Prime Minister Tony Blair, paid tribute to the thousands killed in battle. The town is home to France's largest Commonwealth war cemetery of WWII, with more than 4,200 graves. The nearby Bayeux Memorial commemorates the death of another 1,801 men. Both the Queen and Mr Blair took time to meet former soldiers, sailors and airmen. Final opportunity Mr Blair and US President George Bush are among at least 17 heads of state to join the Queen in France. Arromanches, the venue for Sunday's main international ceremony, is the site where the Allied invasion first began in 1944. Some 6,000 Allied vessels headed to the shores of occupied France in the biggest seaborne operation in history. Of three million men who fought in the subsequent 80-day battle for Normandy, around 250,000 were killed. For many of the 10,000 old soldiers, sailors and airmen who have travelled to Normandy this year's anniversary may be a final opportunity to revisit the scene of their wartime exploits. Each one (veteran) will have their own particular memories of what they went through on that particular day Colonel John Berkshire For those unable to make the journey to France, there was a memorial service at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, attended by hundreds of veterans. Colonel John Berkshire, chairman of the Arboretum, said the ceremony at Bayeux was broadcast on a large screen. "We have tried to give them the same service and to join in with their comrades." He said, having spoken to a number of veterans, that many would be reminded of their actions 60 years ago. He said: "I think the fear - jumping into the water 100 yards out, wading into the shore under fire - I think it will be very personal. "Each one (veteran) will have their own particular memories of what they went through on that particular day." "We are all human and we all feel fear under those sort of conditions," he added. ************************ As for me personally I would like to thank you, To those of the British Empire and Allies The British, Canadian, Indians, Australian, New Zealanders, Gurka's, Russians, Americans and other Allies. To our couragous and honourable veterans, To those who gave their lives, so that we could live today free. God Save The Queen! 
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 I love you, You love me, Lets go kill those dammn NC's With their jackhammer shotguns, And their Phoenix Missiles too, and make them wish they were barney's too. Last edited by Onizuka-GTO; 2004-06-06 at 02:27 PM. |
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2004-06-06, 04:21 PM
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No. they didn't. But 2 battalions (or is it platoons? no sure) renacted the Parachute assault yesterday, just like in 1944 to prepare the way for the assault, filling the skies with parachutes.
And this morning (Today) two modern british landing crafts from the Royal Navy, full of Royal Marines and some other army division Assault Sword Beach and stormed across it to plant some flags on the otherside. A flight (squadron?) of Helicopters did a fly by, and hovered seemling immdiately to briefly turn infront of the Prince and Queen dipping their nose in salute and sped away. It was very spectacular and touching, especially a line of French and American teenage girls, greeting the veterans dressed in army and medical uniform putting flowers around then and a peck on the cheek, definately left a smile on their faces. Men!   And finally a Lancaster bomber flew over the channel dropping a million poppies for those who died in those waters, followed by a Gun Salute from a British Battleship and a Canadian one i believe.
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2004-06-06, 06:51 PM
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We probably couldn't imagine what it must have been like in the early morning of June 6th 1944, for both the Allies and the Axis. For the Allies, staring up at the fortifications of Omaha beach as mortars exploded all around and the the Machine guns bullets rained down, thinking "how will I ever get through this", and for the Axis, looking out to sea and seeing nothing but ships heading straight for you as the Navy began blowing the utter shite out of your position, thinking "how will I ever get through this."
Many of them didn't. Their sacrifice only means something if we remember them and their actions on that longest day. We must learn from the past so that we should never have to do that again. We must remember them. We shall remember them. |
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2004-06-06, 09:29 PM
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 I was watching some D-Day stuff on the History Channel earlier today. Both a sad day in history, and a happy one. Many many people died, but it marked the beginning of the end of Hitler's reign. Edit- Damnit wheres our British flag too Hamma?! :P Seriously though... I salute all of the allied forces who fought for us on that day. Last edited by Electrofreak; 2004-06-06 at 09:31 PM. |
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2004-06-06, 09:53 PM
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Every one of those men was a saint.
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The gun katas. Through analysis of thousands of recorded gunfights, the Cleric has determined that the geometric distribution of antagonists in any gun battle is a statistically predictable element. The gun kata treats the gun as a total weapon, each fluid position representing a maximum kill zone, inflicting maximum damage on the maximum number of opponents while keeping the defender clear of the statistically traditional trajectories of return fire. By the rote mastery of this art, your firing efficiency will rise by no less than 120%. The difference of a 63% increase to lethal proficiency makes the master of the gun katas an adversary not to be taken lightly. |
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2004-06-06, 10:06 PM
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The gun katas. Through analysis of thousands of recorded gunfights, the Cleric has determined that the geometric distribution of antagonists in any gun battle is a statistically predictable element. The gun kata treats the gun as a total weapon, each fluid position representing a maximum kill zone, inflicting maximum damage on the maximum number of opponents while keeping the defender clear of the statistically traditional trajectories of return fire. By the rote mastery of this art, your firing efficiency will rise by no less than 120%. The difference of a 63% increase to lethal proficiency makes the master of the gun katas an adversary not to be taken lightly. |
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