OT D-Day

Matt · 06-05-2001, 10:54 PM

June 6, as we all know, is a historic day. It probably will go virtually unnoticed this year but not by me. I remember the date every year.

High school students should be required to watch "Saving Private Ryan" as part of their history lessons.

We must never forget the sacrifices and courage of the World War II generation. They are true heroes. My great-uncle was one of those heroes. Although not at D-Day, he was killed in action by shrapnel from German mortar and artillery fire in Italy in February 1945. I have many of his personal belongings, including his billfold that is torn from shrapnel. It still contains the stub from his $15 army paycheck that he sent home to his parents.

In one of the letters he wrote home before he was killed, he wrote, "I would like to be back home on the farm, but I know we've got a job to do."

06-05-2001, 10:54 PM	#1
Matt User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 196 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OT D-Day June 6, as we all know, is a historic day. It probably will go virtually unnoticed this year but not by me. I remember the date every year. High school students should be required to watch "Saving Private Ryan" as part of their history lessons. We must never forget the sacrifices and courage of the World War II generation. They are true heroes. My great-uncle was one of those heroes. Although not at D-Day, he was killed in action by shrapnel from German mortar and artillery fire in Italy in February 1945. I have many of his personal belongings, including his billfold that is torn from shrapnel. It still contains the stub from his $15 army paycheck that he sent home to his parents. In one of the letters he wrote home before he was killed, he wrote, "I would like to be back home on the farm, but I know we've got a job to do."

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