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The clip at the end, from inside a landing craft, was taken at Juno. Infantry at Juno was Canadian, support units such as Royal Engineers, were British. Some of these RE units remained attached to the Canadians through to the end. i should know, cos my Dad was there!
Famous author J D Salinger landed on Utah beach on D Day with the first six chapters of Catcher In The Rye in his rucksack.
In the film The Longest Day actor Richard Todd played his own commanding officer (John Howard) in the assault on Pegasus Bridge. Todd had wanted to appear as himself, but had it pointed out to him that in 1964 he was too old to be a twenty-something lieutenant.
Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 17:21 - Nov 8 by MedwayTractor
The clip at the end, from inside a landing craft, was taken at Juno. Infantry at Juno was Canadian, support units such as Royal Engineers, were British. Some of these RE units remained attached to the Canadians through to the end. i should know, cos my Dad was there!
The Germans were afraid of the Canadians, who were more than happy to settle up for the Dieppe Raid.
Boys turned into Men in seconds. Bloody hero's the lot of them. Would like to think I would have been as brave, but I would probably have just sat there sh1tt1ng myself.
Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 17:48 - Nov 8 by IpswichBoyBlue
Boys turned into Men in seconds. Bloody hero's the lot of them. Would like to think I would have been as brave, but I would probably have just sat there sh1tt1ng myself.
Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 17:21 - Nov 8 by MedwayTractor
The clip at the end, from inside a landing craft, was taken at Juno. Infantry at Juno was Canadian, support units such as Royal Engineers, were British. Some of these RE units remained attached to the Canadians through to the end. i should know, cos my Dad was there!
As a former Royal Engineer, I would like to stress that we are always available to assist anyone
Even Canadians
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Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 18:31 - Nov 8 with 840 views
Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 17:48 - Nov 8 by IpswichBoyBlue
Boys turned into Men in seconds. Bloody hero's the lot of them. Would like to think I would have been as brave, but I would probably have just sat there sh1tt1ng myself.
You would have been just fine Mr BoyBlue, just fine. I am sure that you would have done your duty and more. People generally do.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things....people almost always react positively to their challenges
Then change their undergarments slightly later
see also NHS during the current plague
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Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 18:43 - Nov 8 with 811 views
Things that I never knew.....no 2398 on 18:35 - Nov 8 by EdwardStone
You would have been just fine Mr BoyBlue, just fine. I am sure that you would have done your duty and more. People generally do.
Ordinary people doing extraordinary things....people almost always react positively to their challenges
Then change their undergarments slightly later
see also NHS during the current plague
When I first joined the fire service, on the way to my first incident that I knew was going to involve a serious threat to life, I was bricking it. As soon as I jumped out of the truck and got to work those fears went out of the window and the training kicked in. Not once during the incident did I feel nervous or scared.
I agree totally with your sentiment. It's before and after incidents you worry about things. During it the mind makes you focus on what you need to do.
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