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by: Lynn McGuire - Mon, 6 Jun 2022 19:40 UTC

I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.

I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
but they were spiked and welded shut.

Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
beach.
https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06

Lynn

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by: Darryl H - Mon, 6 Jun 2022 21:37 UTC

On Monday, June 6, 2022 at 2:40:24 PM UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
> bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
> craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
> beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing..
>
> I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
> beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
> and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
> the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
> but they were spiked and welded shut.
>
> Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
> beach.
> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06
>
> Lynn

This strip was first done in 1996 and was previous repeated every D-Day anniversary replacing a current year cycle strip from 2014-2019.

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by: Darryl H - Mon, 6 Jun 2022 21:40 UTC

This Peanuts D-Day related strip was first released June 6, 1996 and has been rerun every D-Day anniversary in place of a current year cycle strip from 2014-2020.

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by: Lynn McGuire - Mon, 6 Jun 2022 22:36 UTC

On 6/6/2022 4:37 PM, Darryl H wrote:
> On Monday, June 6, 2022 at 2:40:24 PM UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
>> bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
>> craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
>> beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.
>>
>> I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
>> beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
>> and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
>> the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
>> but they were spiked and welded shut.
>>
>> Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
>> beach.
>> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06
>>
>> Lynn
>
> This strip was first done in 1996 and was previous repeated every D-Day anniversary replacing a current year cycle strip from 2014-2019.

Works for me !

Lynn

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by: J. Clarke - Tue, 7 Jun 2022 06:40 UTC

On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 14:40:24 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

>I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
>bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
>craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
>beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.
>
>I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
>beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
>and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
>the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
>but they were spiked and welded shut.
>
>Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
>beach.
> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06

This is one of the reasons the original Star Trek was good. Many of
those involved had first-hand experience of military service and of
war.

The Great Bird himself flew 89 combat missions in B-17s. James Doohan
lost a finger on that beach in France.

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by: Lynn McGuire - Tue, 7 Jun 2022 22:32 UTC

On 6/7/2022 1:40 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 14:40:24 -0500, Lynn McGuire
> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
>> bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
>> craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
>> beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.
>>
>> I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
>> beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
>> and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
>> the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
>> but they were spiked and welded shut.
>>
>> Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
>> beach.
>> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06
>
> This is one of the reasons the original Star Trek was good. Many of
> those involved had first-hand experience of military service and of
> war.
>
> The Great Bird himself flew 89 combat missions in B-17s. James Doohan
> lost a finger on that beach in France.

The Great Bird ?

That is a lot of B-17 missions. One of my engineering mentors was shot
down on his second mission over Germany from London, England. He spent
18 months in a POW camp, weighing 118 lbs when he was freed (he was
6'4"). When I knew him in the early 1980s, he weighed 350 lbs. I never
had enough guts to ask if his crew made it out of the plane, he was the
pilot.

Lynn

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by: J. Clarke - Tue, 7 Jun 2022 22:53 UTC

On Tue, 7 Jun 2022 17:32:32 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 6/7/2022 1:40 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 14:40:24 -0500, Lynn McGuire
>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
>>> bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
>>> craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
>>> beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.
>>>
>>> I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
>>> beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
>>> and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
>>> the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
>>> but they were spiked and welded shut.
>>>
>>> Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
>>> beach.
>>> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06
>>
>> This is one of the reasons the original Star Trek was good. Many of
>> those involved had first-hand experience of military service and of
>> war.
>>
>> The Great Bird himself flew 89 combat missions in B-17s. James Doohan
>> lost a finger on that beach in France.
>
>The Great Bird ?

Gene Roddenberry, the Great Bird of the Galaxy.
>
>That is a lot of B-17 missions. One of my engineering mentors was shot
>down on his second mission over Germany from London, England. He spent
>18 months in a POW camp, weighing 118 lbs when he was freed (he was
>6'4"). When I knew him in the early 1980s, he weighed 350 lbs. I never
>had enough guts to ask if his crew made it out of the plane, he was the
>pilot.
>
>Lynn

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by: Dimensional Traveler - Wed, 8 Jun 2022 00:47 UTC

On 6/7/2022 3:32 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 6/7/2022 1:40 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
>> On Mon, 6 Jun 2022 14:40:24 -0500, Lynn McGuire
>> <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
>>> bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
>>> craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
>>> beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.
>>>
>>> I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
>>> beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
>>> and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
>>> the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
>>> but they were spiked and welded shut.
>>>
>>> Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
>>> beach.
>>> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06
>>
>> This is one of the reasons the original Star Trek was good. Many of
>> those involved had first-hand experience of military service and of
>> war.
>>
>> The Great Bird himself flew 89 combat missions in B-17s. James Doohan
>> lost a finger on that beach in France.
>
> The Great Bird ?
>
Nickname for Gene Roddenberry.

> That is a lot of B-17 missions. One of my engineering mentors was shot
> down on his second mission over Germany from London, England. He spent
> 18 months in a POW camp, weighing 118 lbs when he was freed (he was
> 6'4"). When I knew him in the early 1980s, he weighed 350 lbs. I never
> had enough guts to ask if his crew made it out of the plane, he was the
> pilot.
>

--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.

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by: BCFD36 - Thu, 9 Jun 2022 01:02 UTC

On 6/6/22 12:40, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> I watched “Saving Private Ryan” again last year. I cannot imagine what
> bravery it took to be the first men to get in those junk beach landing
> craft and assault the beach. I have been all over the Gold Normandy
> beach and the cliffs that Rudder’s Rangers scaled. Simply amazing.
>
> I was wondering why there were these huge holes in the ground above the
> beaches. And then I realized those were the 16 inch guns on the Iowa
> and the Missouri shooting Volkswagen sized shells at the beach to force
> the Germans back. The German 6 inch and 8 inch guns are still there,
> but they were spiked and welded shut.
>
> Charles Schultz did a great job of tribute to those men assaulting the
> beach.
> https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/2022/06/06
>
> Lynn

I put this on FB back in 2013. I think it apropos for today.

We just ran a call with a 91 y.o. gentleman. I wonder where he was 69
years ago today. Was he coming ashore in the 4th or 5th wave at Omaha
Beach, or maybe pushing toward in toward the hedgerow country? Maybe he
was slogging it out in Marshalls, the Gilberts, or the Marianas. He
could have even been in the Aleutians fighting the Japanese and the
mosquitos. 200000 men went ashore at Normandy. I wish he could talk so
we could say thank you.

--
Dave Scruggs
Captain, Boulder Creek Fire (Retired)
Sr. Software Engineer - Stellar Solutions (Definitely Retired)

Subject	Author
Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	Lynn McGuire
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	Darryl H
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	Lynn McGuire
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	Darryl H
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	J. Clarke
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	Lynn McGuire
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	J. Clarke
Re: Peanuts: June 6, 1944 "To Remember"	Dimensional Traveler
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