William Dabney (wearing his Legion of Honor Medal) to the right, accompanied by his son, Vinney. June 6, 2021, is the 77th Anniversary of D-Day. Honoring the Courageous Americans of D-Day, the most important day of the twentieth century. The day the free world unleashed its power and might upon the tyranny of fascist Germany. …
YPO Vauclair is a cherished friend of Jack Port’s and mine. Jack is my dear friend, who is a 4th Division D-Day Veteran of Utah Beach. Jack will be 99 years old this coming April and is doing well. My dear American friends Like forgetting that November 11, 1918, the end of World War I, …
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Today is a great day in American and world history. It is the 75th anniversary of the unconditional surrender of Japan, which ended World War II. In the United States, the surrender happened on August 14, but with the time change the surrender in Japan was on August 15. So, either date is correct. The …
This magnificent sculpture represents the brave American youth ascending from the waves. Honoring the Brave Americans of D-Day. June 6, 1944 God Bless America! Normandy American Cemetery Burials: 9,380 Missing in Action: 1,557
At age 97 my dear friend Jack Port is currently in Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 Jack was in the 4th Division and took part in the second assault wave on Utah Beach. Here Jack is walking on Utah Beach in 2012. God bless Jack and all of the …
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The theme of the classic D-Day movie, The Longest Day. Turn up the volume! It was D-Day 2007 on Omaha Beach at H hour (6:30 AM) when a French re-enactor of the 29th Division waded into the surf carrying a magnificent rose. When he was about waist deep he gently placed the rose in …
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Thanking America’s Heroes! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 God Bless America Santa Fe National Cemetery