Must be a virus, or something, but my monitor got all blurry.
Elk
There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre. (Louis L'Amour)
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FBHO!!!
The Idaho Elk Hunter
January 19, 2019, 08:32 AM
cruiser68
Thank you for posting that. I completely agree with your statement! I was fortunate to visit the cemetery in Normandy and to this day it was the most moving experience of my life.
January 19, 2019, 09:44 AM
h2oys
Very nice. Thanks for your post.
January 19, 2019, 09:56 AM
Tooky13
Wow, very moving is an understatement, beautifully done. I knew we had a lot buried in France, but didn't realize the numbers until I watched this. Thank you for posting.
Edit: Watched again and counted... 9 cemeteries in France with more than 58,000 graves. I wasn't even aware of the cemeteries in Tunisia, Florence, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands and Manila. Really leaves no doubt about the "Greatest Generation".
We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln
January 19, 2019, 08:09 PM
flashguy
I have been to a couple of those cemeteries, and they are awesome! Every one is meticulously groomed and truly peaceful. Colin Powell said: "And did we ask for any land? No, the only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead. And that is the kind of nation we are." And he was right.
FWIW, the choir I sing with has sung "Hymn to the Fallen" by John Williams (background of the video). It was a moving experience.
(And I'm having trouble focusing on the screen right now.)
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth
January 19, 2019, 08:22 PM
Bob at the Beach
My eyes hurt and my chest is heavy..
January 19, 2019, 11:25 PM
ranger312
One of the best videos on YouTube. I watch it frequently.