Tag: D-Day

• Observing the D-Day Memorials

  For the past three years I have gotten most of my news from online sources. I don’t put much stock in the name brand news stations Fox isn’t the best but it’s better than CNN, CBS, and all the alphabet soup of hack has been political pundits. When I went to find anything about the…

  Garnetjewel

  June 6, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?

  80 years, communism, courage, D-Day, generation, grandparents, interviews, livestream, memorials, military, Normandy, observing, Veterans, Washington D.C.

• Remembering

  Last night I had to came to a decision. After posting my one article of the day I thought I would have another one. Still I promised I would get to bed earlier than the previous two nights. I wanted to post my thoughts for these big anniversaries today. For 84 years Rosemary Alsman was…

  Garnetjewel

  June 6, 2024

  American Heritage, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  aircraft, birthday, birthdays, celebrations, college, D-Day, faith, Family, flood of 2008, floods, grandma, Grandpa, historic events, life, love, McKinleys, memories, projects, Red Lobster, restaurant, safety, sewing machines

• The Day Before

  Today was a nice day. It was good for our walk this morning and then this afternoon it turned. A front came in and it has been raining since, whether lightly or somewhat harder. I know it’s not completely the same, but I think about 1944 and what that day was like. It was a…

  Garnetjewel

  June 5, 2024

  American Heritage, Are These American Ideals Gone?, Modern American History

  ancestry, D-Day, England, Family, grandparents, history, hope, July, June, military, Parents, passionate, Pearl Harbor, privilege, proud, replacement, storm fronts, Veterans, World War II

• D-Day

  There are days that we remember. Days are not always special in that they were exactly good days on these specific days, but they are poignant ones that have to be remembered due to the overwhelming statistics of the results. There are two reasons why I remember this 6th day of June. Firstly, it’s my…

  Garnetjewel

  June 6, 2023

  American Heritage, Family

  D-Day, Utah Beach, what-if