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due to time restraints working on another book I will not be posting new blogs for a few days or so!

June 6, 2012

The anniversary of D-Day means different things to different generations, but that day was the start of saving our country; that fact is beyond contestation. 

D-Day is now history beyond what some learn in school, and it is up to the older generations to keep the youth informed about the world at that time so the invasion has a place in their concept of time. D-Day was well past Pearl Harbor, where "Collective Irrationality" is the only concept that would explain in whole why Japan attacked our country in the first place. D-Day was about Germany and liberating Europe, but still connected to Japan in the complex web of geopolitical and philosophical allies. 

Our Boys today who fight everyday have to deal with the realities of today's enemies, who are not the same as on D-Day, as fighting the enemy on D-Day and the terrorists of today is not alike in most ways. D-Day was a massive battle with huge losses in a short time period, while today the battles are smaller, the losses are smaller, but spread out over 10 years now. 

Japan thought it was a strategic necessity, but in reality it was strategic failure based on false premises. Germany attempted to rule the world, and almost did! A few more months and they would have super weapons come on line that could have changed the world!

Our Boys made them die for their country, and did change the world. Our Boys now are on the same mission. Remember our Boys from D-Day today, but do not forget Our Boys today who sacrifice everyday, and now carry the torch passed on by Our Boys then!!!

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Things back here in Western Pennsylvania on D-Day were normal, as the legacy of D-Day hits the generations in a personal way. I spent the day thinking about our Boys hitting the beach at Normandy, and the slaughter of running through crossing fields of fire, as the these young men fought their way off of the beach under heavy fire without mercy. They fought for their brothers beside, in front of, and behind them, chillingly simple but true!

Roberta was writing a short story, the woman behind the Deli counter at the local Giant Eagle was thinking of our Boys Over There, my neighbor Chuck whose father fought in World War Two and was a recipient of a Silver Star -- reflected heavily on the day. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRv7PXU-l2E

Keep your head down,

Henry Hill