^^ Very well put campingboy ^^ Thank you!!


I called my Dad on Sunday and asked him where he was 60 years ago. Now my Dad has trouble remembering what he ate for lunch yesterday (lol) but 60 years ago is etched permanately in his mind. He told me about the camps they set up, each was named for a cigarette brand. Dad was in camp Lucky Strike. He told me about the other 'boys' in his camp, and they were just boys. Most of them 18 to 20 years old. He told me of some who didn't make it home. And he remembers being told that the 'water was red with blood' from the first troops. I asked, how did you feel, what did you think at that moment? Dad repled that actually they were to busy to think of a whole lot but of course he was scared. Then he added that at the time he hoped it wouldn't be in the news too much cause his mother would be worried sick. (Gram only had 2 sons & both were in Europe. Only my Dad was part of the DDay landing.)

Thank you to all our service people!!!