Those of us who are able to give back to our communities have a moral obligation to do so. A hand up - not a handout. Husband and proud Dad of an EMU Eagle.
On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in the largest seaborne invasion in history.
Waves of men battled their way inland at Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches.
More than 2,000 Americans lost their lives in the D-Day landings alone, with thousands more perishing in ensuing operations.
Today and every day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
"Ted Williams got hit on one of his first missions.
He was streaming smoke and fire from the engine, which in a Panther usually signalled an explosion that would blow the tail off.
Williams bellied in at 150 mph or more, slid up the runway for 2000 feet, came to a stop, jumped out of the cockpit, off
the wing, ran until he was out of danger, turned around and stood there watching the plane burn on the runway."
John Glenn at K3, Korea.
"John Glenn?
Oh … could he fly an airplane.
Absolutely fearless.
The best I ever saw.
It was an honor to fly with him.
This was a man destined for something great;
It was an intuitive feeling I had."
Captain Ted Williams.
#OtD 19 May 1920 a shootout took place in the town of Matewan, WV between striking miners and private detectives, who had arrived in town to evict miners' families. Seven detectives, one bystander and two miners were killed. More info in our podcast: https://t.co/D2AcAan9KR
🇺🇸UNKNOWN NO MORE🇺🇸
For 85 years, they were buried as UNKNOWN.
For the past 3 years, Operation 85 fought to give them their names back.
Today, DPAA officially confirmed the DNA threshold has been met to begin the identification process for 141 U.S.S. Arizona unknowns buried in commingled graves at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, HI.
FOLLOW US along this journey.
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