WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY...FOR FREEDOM ?

We Honor the UNITED STATES of AMERICA'S
tribute of all its veterans this
MEMORIAL DAY
May 28th, 2007

Normandy, France-June 6, 1944

Now it's our turn. Men scrambled to their feet, equipment is adjusted, life belts made more secure, for all around us artillery shells are falling and already several boats have been hit. The coxswain signals me that we're about to touch down, the ramp is lowered and the Sgt. and I stepped off into four feet of water. I look behind and the men are already off the boat and scattered for protection against the bullets which are singing around us. We had about 500 yards of water to cross, we couldn't run cause the water was too deep, we couldn't crouch, we couldn't do anything except just what we did. Wade into shore...
Lt. Col. Alfred Birra, US Army.

"ORDINARY" AMERICANS,UNSPECTACULAR BUT FREE, ROUSED OUT OF HABITS AND HOMES,RAISE UP, FLEX THEIR MUSCLES, LEARN THE MANUAL OF ARMS AND SET OUT ACROSS PERILOUS PLAINS AND OCEANS TO PRESERVE THE REPUBLIC OLD GLORY STANDS FOR...