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Flag on Omaha Beach

Beautiful picture, Vee!!!

12 years ago
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11 September 2001 We will never forget ...

Thank you for posting this, Vee. This is a great memorial. I sometimes a lot of Americans have begun to forget.

12 years ago
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info on 363rd and 369th Engineers

Thank you for the story. I'm Catholic and can imagine the scene - very nice.

12 years ago
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aircraft carriers on lake michigan

Those were cool pictures. I had never seen those before. Lots of mishaps, huh? I was wondering just the other day how people weren't constantly killed...

12 years ago
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Box of negatives from a 48th Engineer photographer

Wow! That's amazing! I can't wait to see them!

12 years ago
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70 years ago today - the invasion of southern France

The "Soft Underbelly" I am led to understand. . . .

12 years ago
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70 years ago today - the invasion of southern France

"D-Day. That was Normandy, right?" Sure it was!! and Casa Blanca and Oran and Algiers and Guadalcanal and Betio and Sicily and Salen...

12 years ago
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70 years ago today - the invasion of southern France

So the 540th landed on Camel Green beach (at least HQ and 1st Bn). Is that right? That would have been with the 36th ID. I don't know that I ever knew...

12 years ago
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info on 363rd and 369th Engineers

That does sound like American GIs! Funny story!

12 years ago
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Francorchamps, Belgium, European Center of Military History

Gunter, welcome and make yourself comfortable! I look forward to any WWII info you have.

12 years ago
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articles on men from 540th - Albert Phillips and Jules Richmond

I just read the two and yes, it was a very sad story for the Richmans. As I read the other I thought, "It must have been an interesting time after the...

12 years ago
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Elmer Bendiner B17 navigator - Sometimes it's not really just luck

Great story! You're right - great stories never need the embelishment you mention at the bottom. It's like people seem to think that they need to add ...

12 years ago
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - a must read

That is pretty typical with movie renderings of books. It never can be quite the same. Guess I need to take the time to read the book. I'll have to se...

12 years ago
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Lt. Robert Baillie Nicol, KIA, February 6, 1944

Very cool to see that you could help someone like this. Great info.

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