tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634700.post3981682648959903056..comments2023-11-02T04:03:42.514-05:00Comments on Plains Feeder: Remember D-Dayptghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079577478993790527noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634700.post-87307196923919850352010-06-06T23:45:49.000-05:002010-06-06T23:45:49.000-05:00A few years ago my wife and I took our young sons ...A few years ago my wife and I took our young sons to the Normandy beaches and D-Day museums. I'll never forget it, particularly the cemeteries, and scars in the land from the battles still remaining at La Pointe du Hoc.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634700.post-65218820212279450042010-06-06T17:13:54.000-05:002010-06-06T17:13:54.000-05:00Amen PTAmen PTchicagoraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634700.post-3930730317459348162010-06-06T15:30:22.000-05:002010-06-06T15:30:22.000-05:00<p><span><span>Just to follow up...<p><span><span>Just to follow up on my previous comment, one of the humourous<span> </span>vignettes was about a British military man who took part in the Normandy landings, a <span> </span>Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Geoffrey Pine-Coffin. Now there was a name to inspire nervousness in his troops if one had a superstitious mind. A bad omen for sure. heh</span></span></p>Canuckguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8634700.post-24718446554379130342010-06-06T13:23:43.000-05:002010-06-06T13:23:43.000-05:00I am currently reading a book by Antony Beevor(no,...I am currently reading a book by Antony Beevor(no, he is not a Canadian beaver) "D-Day" published 2009. Covers D-Day, the battlefor Normany and ends at the liberation of Paris. It's a good read, up until this book, it's been a long while since the topic has been competently covered. Canuckguynoreply@blogger.com