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In reply to the discussion: 75 years ago my 20 year old dad was dropped in Normandy [View all]MaryMagdaline
(6,853 posts)39. Peace to him.
Another brother: Andy Rooney. The 40th anniversary of D-Day, he told the story of the kid in his squad who got apples for everyone who was shot and killed. This story slays me. So.much.waste
Our fathers did want life to mean something after all the atrocities. Part of the attraction to the Democratic Party, for me, was doing something for mankind, to justify why I was born and not someone else.
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I am SO glad you corrected me. It would be so embarrassing to learn later that I posted
MaryMagdaline
Jun 2019
#17
I've never gone there. My best friend has a house in France, not terribly far from Normandy.
MaryMagdaline
Jun 2019
#15