news of 1944

http://news.yahoo.com/actor-director-richard-attenborough-dies-90-212939590.html So long, Dickie. We hardly knew ye.

Not many of them left but their heroism will live into perpetuity. http://www.army.mil/d-day/

He was a poor military leader, but what about his political skills? ^ :facepalm:

Normandy Landings http://www.army.mil/d-day/ "You are about to embark upon the great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months."

I mean those bombings which were directed against civilian targets.

I vaguely recall posting some of these before somewhere

Don't see any problem in this, many ordinary soldiers were just following orders and towards the end of the war you had many kids fighting who were also killed, they too were victims of that terrible war and now that German troops are fighting alongside NATO allies I guess they've earned their...

Can you imagine the amount of footage of all those battles if they had camera phones and cctv at the time :surprise:

More haunting images from WWII

I'd hoped those days were long behind us, still amazing photos nonetheless

Cool

RIP Smokin' Joe Frazier. Lost his battle with cancer. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BOX_OBIT_FRAZIER?SITE=CACHI&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Seems enough ambiguity to reopen the case and get the truth whether that means he is exonerated or proven guilty beyond any doubt

One of the most highly decorated Allied secret agents of World War II, Nancy Wake, has died in London aged 98. Born in New Zealand but raised in Australia, she is credited with helping hundreds of Allied personnel escape from occupied France. The German Gestapo named her the "White Mouse"...

A World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber crashed and burned in a cornfield southeast of Aurora Municipal Airport this morning, but the seven people on board escaped without serious injury, officials say. The B-17 took off from the airport at 9:30 a.m. and went down about three or four miles from...

Wonder who gets to keep it?

Dick Winters, the former World War II commander whose war story was told in the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers,” has died. Dick Winters led a quiet life on his Fredericksburg farm and in his Hershey home until the book and miniseries “Band of Brothers” threw him into the international...

Good to see some Indians finally getting some recognition for the huge part they played in World War 2 which is often sadly overlooked. ps I hope the french woman who gave her up to the Gestapo is burning in hell.

http://www.justgetthere.us/blog/archives/33-Conspiracy-Theories-That-Turned-Out-To-Be-True,-What-Every-Person-Should-Know.html 1.The Dreyfus Affair: In the late 1800s in France, Jewish artillery officer Alfred Dreyfus was wrongfully convicted of treason based on false government documents, and...

Good to see they got the chance to meet up again under very different circumstances :glugglug:

At least now the mystery is solved and he can get a proper burial

Dr. Mengele would be proud. :facepalm: Link is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/health/research/02infect.html

Article http://www.examiner.com/x-26758-Loudoun-County-Libertarian-Examiner~y2009m12d6-Medal-of-Honor-recipient-told-to-remove-flagpole-receives-bipartisan-support A man in Henrico County, Virginia was told by his homeowner's association that the free-standing flagpole in his yard was not...

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Normandy article http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090607/int/int1.html Buchenwald article http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5isOFwdbq0tsqatW6vJpkDRTI1gMgD98KS9RG0

Today is the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy. That generation is passing quickly now. Let us pause a moment to honor the memory of WWII veterans everywhere. http://gigapica.geenstijl.nl/2009/06/operation_overlord.html http://owensarchive.com/world-war-ii/d-day/cat_11.html

I've always enjoyed his performances and I didn't realize he was working as a columnist until I received this bit from my Mom. I haven't seen an article like this in a while and I really appreciate his clarity of thought and his pointed argument for prioritization. --Ben Stein's final...

http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3386 IMO this is the greatest speech I ever saw from an American President.No matter what we may say about LBJ and Vietnam for just this speech and his dedication to civil rights he must go down in history as a great President.Many talk...

The title says it all. I choose the Battle of Bosworthfield, the final battle in the War of Roses between Richard III and Henry VII

R.I.P. Boyd Coddington 1944-2008 http://jalopnik.com/361391/boyd-coddington-hot-rod-king-dead-at-age-63

This caught my eye in something I was reading that claimed the administration believes it's okay to lie to the American people as they are unable to think for themselves, their decisions can and will be made for them. Leo Strauss and the Noble Lie: The Neo-Cons at War...

Today is June 6th, its been 63 years since the Battle of Normandy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Normandy I think alot about how this one particular day changed history and changed the future of mankind forever,changed my life or perhaps created it, and the people who fought there...

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