Let’s not every forget the sacrifices of the men on this day in 1944. No doubt the greatest generation of our time!

Amen. Thank you servicemen for what you did for us !!

Great men who sacrificed it all that day. What a momentous time in History. So many stories about that day and the days after. Valiant men who fought. War is a terrible thing. Freedom is not free. Thank you to those who fought. Rangers who climbed the cliffs, Omaha Beach carnage, Paratroopers who were dropped behind enemy lines, and so many more. Remember their sacrifice and what they did. Prayers to the families of these great men.

They must have had big brass ones to run into that wall of fire.

I visited Normandy a few years ago and it was humbling to say the least. When you walk in the American cemetery and see row after row of crosses and some Star of David headstones it is hard to fathom what they went through. There are about 9,500 graves there. Going to Pointe du Hoc and seeing the cliffs that the US Rangers scaled while under fire is incredible. There was still a strong respect for the United States in that part of France.

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Salute to all of them!

I was lucky enough to visit Normandy with my Dad in 2005.
It is very humbling and awe-inspiring. I recall one thing that struck me was the number of missing.
A truly amazing tribute.

God bless all those that have fallen and those that served

I love WW2 stuff and have the upmost respect for those that served in any fashion during it. It’s sad what has happened to our country and the sacrifices that they made for what it has become. I’ll be the first to admit, I don’t know if I could have done what they did on the beaches. Most were seasick due to the huge bfast they were fed that am where thousands drowned due to being weakened by the sickness. The barrage of machine guns and mortar fire mowing down people as soon as they took a step out of the boat. Upmost respect to those hero’s.

pretty amazing.
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just one of many heroic stories from that day

My grandfather, J.T. Quimby, went in on Omaha Beach.

God bless them all! Men and women of a different time that gave us a great life.

Not everyone knows this about the Selma native;

Before he became a legendary football coach for the Auburn Tigers, Capt. Ralph "Shug" Jordan '32 led men onto the Normandy shores on D-Day, June 6, 1944, specifically, Omaha Beach.
Jordan was injured in the D-Day invasions, taking shrapnel to his left arm and shoulder. Despite having fever and losing the use of his arm, Shug fought on, refusing to be evacuated to the hospital ship. Shug's men couldn't find him for some time, but finally located him sitting behind a large rock on the beach. He was in incredible pain but was found simply smoking a cigarette. When he returned to get treated for his wounds, the doctor recognized his Southern drawl and talked to him about Auburn and Georgia football.
Tucked inside Shug’s boot was a clipping of the January 1, 1944 Auburn Plainsman. That issue featured one of the first printings of The Auburn Creed, written by one of Jordan's mentors, George Petrie.
Jordan received a Purple Heart and was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic actions, his service and his sacrifice on D-Day.
Jordan also participated in the Okinawa landing, working closely with leaders to help plan the invasion. Jordan's participation was ultimately canceled when the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. Jordan claimed those events saved his life.
After his military service ended, Jordan didn't speak much about the war. He never spoke about himself or his actions, but he did use his experiences to motivate his players.
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant said about Jordan, "He has more courage in his little finger than I've got in my entire body."
Coach Jordan was one of the first four Auburn Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipients in 2001.

I’ve read that before jawbone. Hell of man ole Shug was. Thanks for posting.

Shaw that badge on your grandfather’s shirt is Infantry Expert. They don’t give those to just any soldier. There’s no telling what he saw and did for our country. God bless him.

CIB. Combat Infantryman Badge.

That's pretty awesome, Shaw!

I said it last year on this day but I'll repeat my D-Day veteran story.

In 1994, I had just graduated optometry school and was scheduled to start working the next week. My wife at the time was at work and I was home alone watching the 50th anniversary of D-Day on the TV. I got to thinking, I knew of a man that had been in Europe during WW2 and thought I'd see if I could come visit him and spend the day with him. I called him up and he was thrilled that I'd called and absolutely said come on over. He was an engineeer so he did not go on with the 1st wave of soldiers. He was in the following waves that went ashore after the beach head had been secured. He was tasked with making sure all the roads were secure, bridges were suitable, as the army pushed through France and beyond. So we spent the whole day just talking about the invasion, his time in Europe and Italy. He didn't do much fighting/combat but his contribution was vital nonetheless. His wife made us lunch that day and we just had a really good time. When I got ready to go, he told me to hold up a minute. When he came back, he gave me a red Nazi armband with the black swastiska that he said came off a dead German soldier. When he passed away a few years later, his wife reached out to me saying she had something for me that her husband wanted me to have. It was the other matching arm band and Nazi flag that were taken as "war trophies." I still have them. I won't ever forget that day I spent with Mr. Paul Tate. Cpl U.S. Army WW2 1919-1996

We lose 1000 WW2 veterans every day. It's hard to imagine that in another 10 years, most likely no one who fought in that war will still be alive.