80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion

[Hardline]

 

[Creeper]

The bravery of those men is incomprehensible.

 

[DallasEast]

Great thread.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Watched Band of Brothers again over Memorial Day weekend. Been a tradition of mine since leaving the Corps. Fear of heights kept me out of the Army lol.

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

I don't like using the line when men were men, but..... It's hard to imagine society today boarding an Higgins boat for an amphibious assault on foreign soil. Perhaps if they were allowed to stay in an Air B&B the evening before, Uber to the beach, possibly splurge on a jet ski rental, and wear their earbuds due to the loud noises, we might get a few to show up. We'd probably get a few guys toting their fancy assault weapons fine tuned with holographic sights and freaking lasers that they've killed lots of paper targets with, but those same guys couldn't start a fire, sharpen a knife, use a P-38, choke down Creamy Spinach Fettucini MRE, or read a map & compass. Imagine trying to maintain light discipline at night with thousands of iphones lighting up the beach head.

There would be dudes named Lola, guys demanding vegan plant based and gluten free MREs, sunscreen, vapes instead of Chesterfields, and instead of Bettie Page and Rita Hayworth we'd have live streaming porn. No Bing Crosby or Louis Armstrong, instead you'd get Swifties and Maroon 5 playing as background music to the selfie videos of people practicing abundance, embracing the act of gratitude, and savoring the good. My Grandfather left Okinawa damaged, and with 1 USMC and 1 girl sitting in a martini glass tattoo. Society today would leave with new Facebook friends 1 dolphin and 1 tribal band tattoo.