I'm Taking A Break From Feeling Shame For Being White This Weekend

June 6, 2020 is the 76th anniversary of D-Day - The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history.

Learning about this operation and some of the warriors that were part of it,
helps take my mind off the plight of persons today that don't feel properly appreciated.

The whole country pulled together. EVERYONE found ways they could help the country in the war effort. American ingenuity along with free market unleashed unheard of productivity to defeat our enemies.

Yeah, I think I'd rather think about how the greatest generation saved our country for us, so we could have a choice whether to burn it down today, or pull together again to save the country for our children.

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TexChik · F

excellent post. All Americans fought valiantly...from the Tuskegee Airmen to the 101st Airborne to MacArthur's raiders to those Rosy the Riveters who worked 12 hour shifts making the weapons and equipment for our troops to the everyday working American that had to do without pretty much everything and endure the unendurable...losing their loved ones to the war.

Budwick · 70-79, M

@TexChik Lots Canadians at Normandy too!

TexChik · F

@Budwick yep

helensusanswift · 26-30, F

@Budwick Plenty Scots as well, not to mention Welsh, Irish and English.

MissTaken · 36-40, F

@Budwick More than 50% of the troops that landed on D Day were not American obviously including Canadians🙂

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

@Budwick Three of my uncles went in on Juno Beach on D Day. They all survived the attack without a scratch. They fought their way 20 miles into Normandy before they realized the Americans and Brits were still on the beach. They turned around and got back to where the Brits and Americans had finally gained foot hold.