A great comenerative write as well as informational! Its hard to believe so many died during that short span of time .The world owes them so much for the supreme sacrifies which were made.....M

ED - AS USUAL, WELL DONE!

USN - "ANCHORS AWEIGH!"
USA - "THOSE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG..."
USMC - "BATTLE HYMN" - "FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA..."
USAF - "THEY TOOK THE BLUE FROM THE SKIES..."
USCG - COAST GUARD.
USMM - MERCHANT MARINE SERVICE.
USO - UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATION.
WAACS - WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS.
WAVES - WOMEN ACCEPTED for VOLUNTARY EMERGENCY SERVICE.
RED CROSS -
CORPSMEN - DOCTORS - NURSES - MEDICS ...

SHIPBUILDERS - RIGGERS - RIVETERS, LIKE ROSIE -
AIRPLANE ASSEMBLERS -
TANK - TRUCK - JEEP WORKERS -
UNIFORMS SEWERS -

ALL THOSE WHO KEPT THE 'HOMEFIRES BURNING' -

GOD BLESS THEM ALL ... Tom.

Exceptionally well done, Ed. I had family members there, so it's always especially compelling to me. I watched Saving Private Ryan for the second time to help with the sense..........Jerry (I can't remember at the moment if you ever looked at my poem, The Denver Platform, or not. Little different subject, but about a veteran, and perhaps one of the better poems I've ever done.

Ed, you always write with such depth and compassion, very well done! Love Holly

A very touching write and a great reminder, well done my friend you've captured it well, very emotional indeed!
Blessings from Ky.
Joyce B.

Thank you Ed...may god bless them all...powerful write as ever from you...BHUWAN!!

Ed, this is especially powerful, the combo of poem pic and midi is overwhelming,my tears for them started last night when i watched a soldier from that battle tell his tale on TV. you have made them continue,but I shed them gladly along with prayer for such bravery and dedication of our military.We should all be proud while we remember,and pray for the day that war is no more...Thanks Ed!TL

God bless them all. Thanks Ed.

May we never forget those brave, scared to death young soldiers and marines. I am sure in their minds it wasn't about a cause that morning, but just surviving. Some gave all for the cause of freedom, some were untouched physically, but all were forever changed.

Walt

The biggest war; the war of the heart.
Russia, was also playing a big roll.

a poignant reminder!

Although they did not know it, in the final end, the Wehrmacht were fighting for their freedom too, although first off, like your Soldiers they also were fighting for their lives, all I can say to all, thanks for the freedom, but at what cost. I was disgussing that freedom today on a protest for little critters, and explained to the high school students, that in my time that sort of thing landed you in some camp, or you got shot, or worse your whole family, some didn't even have to do anything but just be different a pole, a russian, a jew, and if you carry that thought, it most likely started with, it's just a frog, a duck, a dog, or cat, or what have you. This was my contribution of keeping democracy on it's toes, although the cops, see it differently, and start acting like the ones I used to know, sometimes it's even more necessary to fight for the freedom at home that these poor soldiers laid down their lives for, I tell you though, I don't see to many protests, it's too much effort, I sort of find it being ungrateful to the effort that them that won that freedom, and made the supreme effort. Blessings! Jasmin Horst

great write Ed as always
Thank you
peace be with you

William

Powerful writing, Ed; thank you for remembering our brave men and women who fought so we could be free! BRAVO!

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :(

So you remembered that from your memory of being there, huh? Man, you are ooooollllllddddd! But the rest of us appreciate you for writing this & remembering our past...GREAT write, bro'...Ed

thank you Ed

Ed, My Uncle George was there,,,,and for the first time he talked to me about it last summer, (as I asked)...the pain never ceases. God Bless them all.
Christine

Thank you you Ed for reminding folks - I wrote an article 'D Day June 6 1944- Was it worth it of course

People living in Dover may be still alive today to remember those hours before midnight when they heard the familiar drone hundreds of aeroplane engines sounding louder than ever before flying over the south coast of England causing them open their black-out curtains and peer up at the sky . . .

I appreciate your words, Ed. I'd spent the war in Poland. Perhaps others should remember the past. I prefer to live in the present.

s

Thank you for reminding us...we all need to remember the price of freedom...well done, Ed

Carole~

Ed,

As the daughter, sister, niece and cousin of Veterans, as well as a USAF Veteran, myself, I thank you for honoring those who serve, and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Well done, Sir - you never forget.

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

As every year, I remember but the self preservation of a nineteen years old blocked the noises, the screams and the landscape, the reason? keep going, up! up! up! like over there was the Everest peak to climb to, and it was with blood, sweat and tears.

Georg

Great write, thanks for posting it
To many people these days take freedom for granted
Without any thought, of those who gave their all
that now allows us to live free
Thanks again Ed, hope you have a great day
Ray { Not a Poet }