Originally Posted by
flenna
I read a lot of history books and what strikes me most is the courage of the men in a contested amphibious landing. Standing in those boats listening to the incoming rounds hammer the ramp knowing that it is going to drop any second and then running out when it does takes some big cojones.
Yeah, there was no good way to do that. Some landing craft were blown out of the water, others were on fire, all around were guys who went over the side and promptly went to the bottom never to be seen again. And even if you made it onto the beach, your troubles were really only just starting.
The scary part is how much worse it might have been had Rommel been on the job June 6 and had Hitler been awake and released all his reserves.
It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.
Chuck, we miss ya man.
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