90% of the soldiers on the first boats to hit the beach didn't live to see the end of the day. Look at those faces. Some of them never made it to 18.
Never forget that they paid the ultimate price for our freedom. We live our lives the way we do because of them.
🇺🇸 Take a minute to reflect on the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery in France on this Memorial Day. Perched on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach — the very site where our heroes launched the greatest assault for liberty in human history — lie the final resting places of 9,389 American warriors who gave their last full measure of devotion during D-Day in World War II.
These are not just graves. They are monuments to American courage, sacrifice, and the fierce belief that freedom is worth dying for. Among them:
• 307 Unknown Soldiers — forever honored, never forgotten.
• 1,557 names inscribed on the Walls of the Missing — their spirits still watching over the cause they served.
• 45 pairs of brothers who fought and fell together.
• Three Medal of Honor recipients and four heroic American women buried side by side with their brothers-in-arms.
This sacred cemetery was established on June 8, 1944, just days after the invasion. This was the first American WWII cemetery on European soil. A permanent reminder that when evil threatened the world, America answered the call.
To every American who stormed those beaches, climbed those cliffs, and never came home: Your blood bought our tomorrow. Because of you, the light of liberty still shines bright across the globe.
We will never forget. We will never falter.
God Bless our Fallen Heroes. God Bless the United States of America. ❤️🤍💙
Photo of my coaching days with Johnstown Chiefs, gum chewing and blowing bubbles kept me from yelling at the referee, for the most part.
When I think about it, what a ride it’s been.
WCCO all state team, high school to semi pros in Marquette.
Then to pro with the Johnstown Jets where
at 19 my life was put on the big screen as an actor in Slap Shot,
That’s just a start.
North Dakota defenseman Ian Engel has committed to Northern Michigan via the transfer portal per @SchlossmanGF
Engel, a Wisconsin native, skated in two games his freshman season for the Fighting Hawks scoring zero points.
This #StanleyCup commercial is on the Mt. Rushmore of sports TV campaigns with:
This is Sportscenter
Nike’s Chicks Dig the Long Ball
Bird vs. Jordan: McDonald’s Duel
This needs to be your 4th line next year:
A good skating center with a little scoring touch. Someone who isn’t great at anything but good at several things.
A forward who is a total animal. Psycho. Like if you smile at this guy he might punch you in your shit.
Dominik Shine.
At age 36, Johnny Cash brought the song "Ring of Fire" to the stage with a powerful presence unique to him. Although the song is about passionate love, the sound is actually a pure musical experiment.
35 years ago today, the Wildcats were crowned kings of College Hockey after winning their first national championship in a 3OT thriller against Boston University.
Shine played 5 minutes tonight and scored a goal by using his pace and physicality to force turnovers and keep the play in the offensive zone alive.
That is an indictment on every NHL player on this team getting paid millions who can't do the same.
So happy for Shine tho. #LGRW
Your kind words are appreciated. I always treasured being part of the selection show with Barry, John, Sean Richtlin or whoever made up the trio and hope I represented all of college hockey when I was on it.