[Colonol Dekker]

REspect where it's due to those on both sides.

Respect.

[Goober5000]

Indeed.  United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.  All should be remembered.  Too often we forget.

[Grizzly]

Therefore, let's not forget the French, The Polish, and all the colonies of Brits and the French whose members have fought in the European theater and since have become independent. It's suprising how often those are overlooked (esp. Free France).

[Goober5000]

Well, this thread is specifically about the D-Day landings, but yes, all nations who contributed to WWII are worthy of remembrance.

[Dragon]

While there were no Polish forces in the actual landing, they certainly did fight in the campaign that followed and that ended with Germany's surrender. Anyway, the D-Day was a magnificent operation. Both the execution and preparations to it. The amount of deception it took to fool the Germans into thinking that D-Day is only a decoy is nothing short of amazing. Even more amazing is that they pulled it all out.

[Nuke]

and lets also thank the nazis without whom i would have nothing to watch on the history channel.

[karajorma]

It may be 70 years later, but he's still kicking arse!

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2014/06/06/D-Day-veteran-ignores-ban-and-sneaks-out-of-nursing-home-to-attend-Normandy-ceremony/3161402070417/?spt=sec&or=on

NORMANDY, France, June 6 (UPI) --A World War II veteran didn't let a ban from his nursing home stop him from storming the beach at Normandy once again.

An 89-year-old ma was told that he wasn't allowed to attend the Normandy commemoration ceremony in France, so he snuck out and went anyway.

The elderly veteran was reported missing on Thursday evening, but another unnamed veteran called the home and said that they were both alive and well at an Ouistreham hotel.

[Colonol Dekker]

Escape and evade good sir!

[InsaneBaron]

Quite a story Kara!

[Dragon]

An entire army of Nazis couldn't stop him. What made those nurses think they stand a chance?