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Coastal Assault (Re-Post)
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Coastal Assault (Re-Post) |
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Goldenrose Member Elite
since 2003-05-30
Posts 3665
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Ghostly grey faces stared back at me.The company of men, ashen faced with fear and seasickness, the French coast loomed large. Warships firing salvos from 14inch guns, weakening resolve. Silence within the landing craft, soon we would be near the beach. Thirty men, tightly packed on a flat boat, heads below the gunwhale. Near miss explosions in the water, sound of gunfire, louder and louder. Charging the beach, smell of burning, and sniper fire, machine gun and flak surrounded us. Negotiating the defences, fired on by German 88's, wading in water. Jagged holes torn into fellow men, from the bullets of snipers, sat in concrete bunkers, feet thick. Blood and oil mixed in the waves. Shells bursting closeby, showering us with black water and dirt. Mortar fire exploded all around, heavy artillery from the cliffs. Mines exploding at the touch of foot or landing craft sides. The congested beach rained on by precise enemy fire. Like angry bees, bullets flew past, richocheted or found their marks. Wounded crying in pain, dead men littering the sharp sandy beach. Scores of men wiped out in the blink of an eye.Bravery in battle, they died serving the world of humans, in an inhumane exhistance. A re-post when we are thinking of the dead at this time of year. Dedicated to the men and women who died during World War Two. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu 6th century BC. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I probably owe my existence to bad weather that detoured and delayed my dad's ship. Thank you for this dedication to and remembrance of those who risked and gave so much. |
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Osprey Member
since 2009-04-12
Posts 249 |
YES...indeed, very well written; a fitting tribute. If young Americans had not given their lives on the beaches of Normandy and Guadcanal, and everywhere else, thousands of miles from their homes. I'd not be typing this now. not forgetting, the Anzacs; The Canadians; The free Polish, and the Commmonwealth soldiers. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Thank you for this dedication...my Mom who has passed now, lost a brother in the Korean War...James |
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A Romantic Heart Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496Forever In Your Heart |
Reads like a scene out of a movie, too bad it was real and alot of lives were the cost! Excellent writing! |
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