OMAHA BEACH, D-DAY
Over choppy water, through the air
Men at arms proceeded filled with dread ––
All aware that soon they could be dead.
Hell awaited them, yet each would dare ––
Awash in vomit, trembling with fear ––
Bent on doing what he had to do ––
Even as the German bullets slew
Almost all first wading to get near
Cited targets past the blood-soaked sand
Held so firmly by the brutal Huns ––
Desperate, themselves ––, as in the dark
Determined paratroopers soon would land
As wave after wave of Allied Ones,
Young and brave, came moved by Divine Spark.
~ FreeThinke (6/6/19)
May God Bless and Keep
Every One of You in Bliss Throughout Eternity
______ KILLERS _____
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Soft as a man
___ with a dead child speaks;
Hard as a man in handcuffs,
Held where he cannot move:
___ Under the sun
Are sixteen million men,
Chosen for shining teeth,
Sharp eyes, hard legs,
And a running
___ of young warm blood
___in their wrists.
___ And a red juice runs
______ on the green grass;
And a red juice soaks the dark soil.
And the sixteen million are killing . . .
___ and killing
_____ and killing.
___ I never forget them day or night:
They beat on my head for memory of them;
They pound on my heart and I cry back to them,
To their homes and families, dreams and games.
___ I wake in the night and smell the trenches,
And hear the low stir of sleepers in lines ––
Sixteen million sleepers and pickets in the dark:
Some of them long sleepers for always,
Some of them tumbling to sleep tomorrow for always,
Fixed in the drag of the world's heartbreak,
Eating and drinking, toiling. . .
___ on a long job of
______ killing.
Sixteen million men.
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)
Cornelius Gale Onderdinck, III said
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Great D-Day Speech
Washington Free Beacon
by Matthew Continetti
President Trump gave one of the best speeches of his presidency while many Americans were brushing their teeth. His remarks at the seventy-fifth commemoration of D-Day at the Normandy American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, were gracious, moving, poetic, and delivered in a time zone six hours ahead of the East Coast.Which is too bad. The address deserves a wide audience not only for its content but also because it fits into the larger themes of this presidency. Speaking from what he described as "Freedom's Altar," Donald Trump once again made the case for reviving America's national spirit,
If only he had the ability to revive America's national spirit in the way the Honorable and Esteemed President Ronald W. Reagan could and did.
DeleteTrump's address lacked in passion and sincerity IMO.
John Fluscher, IV said
DeleteIt's a terrible affliction to be deaf, dumb, and blind. I feel for you, believe me I do, but it's a pity those so limited are allowed to vote. Mental dfectives should be purged from the voter registration rolls.
Clarice Henshaw said
ReplyDeleteD-Day Trumpet Returns to Normandy
on 75th Anniversary Remembrance
Ceremonies (Video)
Gateway Pundit
by Jim Hoft
This week marked the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.President Trump and Allied leaders met in Normandy today for the solemn anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in world history.(Photo) FOX 4’s reporter Brandon Todd shared the unique story today of one of the survivors from D-Day. The story starts with David Anderson, who has breathed life into lots of old, tattered and beaten instruments over the years. One trumpet he was given was a bit different. The trumpet belonged to a young U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Wank,
Trumps speech was right on the money, and very well liked.
ReplyDeleteHe had a very successful trip to the UK, and Europe. I'd rather he stop the Tweets they don’t go over very well anyway, and I am a Trump supporter, and if he stays they course will vote for him in 2020.
As for Trumps speech on D Day,
ReplyDeleteAfter 8 years of obama, I love listening to his speeches.
We finally have a president focused on doing what's right for Americans.
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Trump's recent visit to Great Britain was Hugely Successful . Every Event Proves that the British Allies still Deeply Respect and Have Honor for President Trump and First Family: Pictorial Review
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