I Want to Thank the Veterans

D-DAY
(c) 2019 Edward York

The boats that brought the soldiers,
Anchored offshore just out of reach.
But many men who disembarked,
Never even made the beach.

The bullets showered on every side,
Enough to take your breath.
Fear took hold of every man,
As they waded through the death.

The men who served knew what lay ahead,
They understood what defeat means.
And many were not men at all,
Having yet to escape their teens.

The machine gun fire from German soldiers,
Did not stop us from storming straight ahead.
No obstacle would slow us down,
Not even the fallen dead.

Those who died just paved the way,
For us to just send more.
To lay and bleed their final breath,
On top of this foreign shore.

Normandy has been on my mind these last few days.
Our WWII veterans were amazing! The whole generation in fact. I wonder if we could carry off D-Day today. I sincerely hope we never have to find out.

Thank you for your service🙂

What set them apart was their willingness to serve. They knew, most of them, that they would probably give their lives, but they did not shirk what they saw as their duty.

Today they are burying a 96 year old veteran of Omaha beach, Carl Mann, who won seven silver stars and the purple heart.

Well written !!

Amen. 🙏🇺🇸

❤️🙏