Today, when people thank
me for my service, I figure three years of my time is a cheap price to pay for
this country. Nobody owes me a thing. -
Lieutenant Buck Compton
Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day,
which was the name of the storming of the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The invasion occurred in northern France by
troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries
during World War II.
In December 2014, the author traveled internationally
and had the amazing experience to travel to France to visit the beaches of Normandy. During the walk on the beaches, the author
had a memorable conversation and wrote about it on June 4, 2019 (https://tuesdaytipoftheweek.blogspot.com/2019/06/terris-tuesday-tip-of-week-june-4th.html). Below is a section from that post:
As we walked the beaches, the tour guide
said that today people actually sunbath on the Normandy beaches. I was absolutely appalled. To me, that was where men had died during war
and I thought the beaches were hallowed-ground and needed to be respected. The tour guide said she understood my
perspective; however, she said that she once asked a veteran that fought at
Normandy if he thought it was appropriate for people to sunbath on the beaches
of Normandy. His response was, “I fought
for people to be able to do that.”
As we commemorate this solemn day, take time to think
about the many men that stormed the beaches that day, what they did for our
country and the world during World War II.
To view the
pictures from the trip to Normandy, click here: https://www.facebook.com/terri.flow.3/media_set?set=a.10152428980207294&type=3.
ACTION: Find a
way to honor those that stormed the beaches of Normandy 79 years ago today.
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