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Marcus Gord
Stormcrows
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Posted - 2014.06.06 08:33:00 -
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Surprised there isn't already a thread for this.
70 years ago today, thousands of men landed on the beaches in Normandy and stormed into machine gun and artillery fire.
Thousands on both sides died or were wounded in the process.
I'm not very good with words, so i'll give you Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and the speech he made to Allied forces just before D-Day
Here
o7 to the ones who never made it home.
'And When he gets to heaven, To Saint Peter he will tell; One more soldier reporting, sir. I've served my time in Hell' You can't take the sky from me
".....Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well....." |
Purity by Fire
The Death Stalkers The Marmite Collective
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Posted - 2014.06.06 09:31:00 -
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o7
To all service personnel from days gone by that gave there lives for what we are today So like after 76 petitions I still dont have a logical normal answer. -á Fly safe and fly true and use your headset on the Loo |
Jarod Garamonde
Sardaukar Merc Guild General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.06.06 10:27:00 -
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I was going to put one up in the morning, but you already did the deed.
o7 to all the brothers who died that day, and to the ones who lived to tell the story. Proud to have been able to follow in their footsteps. That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right... |
Seraph Essael
Devils Diciples League of Infamy
707
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Posted - 2014.06.06 10:41:00 -
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Came here to make a thread. Found this one.
The longest day. They paid the price for our freedom. Lest we forget. RIP.
Sabaton - Primo Victoria. Quoted from Doc Fury: "Concerned citizens: Doc seldom plays EVE on the weekends during spring and summer, so you will always be on your own for a couple days a week. Doc spends that time collecting kittens for the on-going sacrifices, engaging in reckless outdoor activities, and speaking in the 3rd person." |
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
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Posted - 2014.06.06 11:11:00 -
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My uncle was in the big one, US Navy (runs in the family), he saved your collective butts o7 ****** Hitler ****** sucks!
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LordSwift
The Mjolnir Bloc The Bloc
31
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Posted - 2014.06.06 12:04:00 -
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o7 Lest We Forget o7
We wont forget you Mal: "If anyone gets nosy, just...you know... shoot 'em. "
Zoe: "Shoot 'em?"
Mal: "Politely." |
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
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Posted - 2014.06.06 12:33:00 -
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First AP Wire from June 6, 1944 "He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."-á - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882 |
Marcus Gord
Stormcrows
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Posted - 2014.06.06 12:37:00 -
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i'd never seen this before.
thank you. You can't take the sky from me
".....Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well....." |
Jonah Gravenstein
Machiavellian Space Bastards
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Posted - 2014.06.06 13:15:00 -
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07 The fallen, the survivors, and those currently serving.
Never Forget. Eve is an introduction to teamwork, paranoia, dealing with consequences, coping with loss, economics, long term planning, bartering, astronomy, and the theory of space submarine travel.
Nil mortifi sine lucre |
Graygor
1kB Realty 1kB Galactic
119066
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Posted - 2014.06.06 13:15:00 -
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Hell of a thing when you figure this was all pretty much a coin toss. Roosevelt and Churchill both had speeches drawn up for if the operation failed and been a total disaster.
Could have been a very different war then. "I think you should buy a new Mayan calendar. Mine has muscle cars on it." --áKenneth O'Hara
"I dont think that can happen, you can see Gray has his invuln field on in his portrait." - Commissar "Cake" Kate |
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Marcus Gord
Stormcrows
55554
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Posted - 2014.06.06 13:20:00 -
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Graygor wrote:Hell of a thing when you figure this was all pretty much a coin toss. Roosevelt and Churchill both had speeches drawn up for if the operation failed and been a total disaster.
Could have been a very different war then.
i've often wondered how things may have been different, had the war gone the other way.
'We shall fight them on the beaches' may have actually become a thing. You can't take the sky from me
".....Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well....." |
Random McNally
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
63518
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Posted - 2014.06.06 13:28:00 -
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Never forget.
Thank you, one and all, for your service. Co-Host of the High Drag Podcast. http://highdrag.wordpress.com/ Check out the space music at http://minddivided.com In Game Channel HighDragChat |
Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
2929
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Posted - 2014.06.06 14:14:00 -
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May all those that died, on both sides, fly high for eternity. They all died for what they believed in or were forced into and that deserves respect.
/(*.*) from one who wanted and voluntered to serve but was disqualified.
Webvan wrote:My uncle was in the big one, US Navy (runs in the family), he saved your collective butts o7 ****** ****** ****** sucks!
WoW! His name used to be censored....not that I think it needs to be.
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Doreen Kaundur
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Posted - 2014.06.06 16:39:00 -
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The Soldier stood and faced God, Which must always come to pass. He hoped his shoes were shining, Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you Soldier, How shall I deal with you? Have you always turned the other cheek? To my Church have you been true?"
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said, "No, Lord, I guess I ain't. Because those of us who carry guns, Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays, And at times my talk was tough. And sometimes I've been violent, Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny, That wasn't mine to keep... Though I worked a lot of overtime, When the bills just got too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help, Though at times I shook with fear. And sometimes, God, forgive me, I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place, Among the people here. They never wanted me around, Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord, It needn't be so grand. I never expected or had too much, But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was a silence all around the throne, Where the saints had often trod. As the Soldier waited quietly, For the Judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, Soldier, You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets, You've served your time in Hell
Thank you for your sacrifice my brothers in arms.
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ISD Ezwal
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
1489
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Posted - 2014.06.06 22:42:00 -
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o7
Remember the fallen, the days gone by. But please refrain from posting the hate that fuelled that war so long ago. ISD Ezwal Captain Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department |
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Slade Trillgon
Brutor Force Federated
2931
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Posted - 2014.06.06 23:11:00 -
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ISD Ezwal wrote:o7
Remember the fallen, the days gone by. But please refrain from posting the hate that fuelled that war so long ago.
To be fair. What Webvan posted was not anything akin to the hate that started WWII. That being siad I understand the censorship you imposed |
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
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Posted - 2014.06.07 02:03:00 -
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Slade Trillgon wrote:ISD Ezwal wrote:o7
Remember the fallen, the days gone by. But please refrain from posting the hate that fuelled that war so long ago. To be fair. What Webvan posted was not anything akin to the hate that started WWII. That being siad I understand the censorship you imposed I didn't know us Yanks started it But we certainly finished it On the industrial side of it, I find it utterly amazing that my parents generation was able to field and equip the armies in such a quick amount of time. Determination won the day, not hate, and we are better off for that. I can't say I understand the censorship of that name, I've found this in a number of European discussion forums, but I'm not going to protest it nor discuss the actual moderation since that would be in violation of rules. But just recognizing it was edited. |
Commissar Kate
Team Evil
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Posted - 2014.06.07 02:12:00 -
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Big salute for all the brave men that stormed the beaches of France. o7
And one for my great grandfather who was a marine in the pacific theater landing on many of the small rocks out in the pacific which i'm sure was equally as terrifying. o7 People, who talk, don't know. People, who know, don't talk.
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Pepper Solette
University of Caille Gallente Federation
390
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Posted - 2014.06.07 03:29:00 -
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To the OP- Thank you.
I am currently about as drunk as i can be and stoill type this.
As most of you know from my posts, i am a firefighter in New York and my post about eth poor girl in the porno shoot gone wrong is pretty much the highlight of my eve posts.
I wanted to thank the OP for what you wrote.
After watching the 93 year old man skydive into Normany, it brough up a lot of memories.
My grandfather was on Normandy Beach that day and survived and my father was in the Vietnam War and survuved.
I was in the First Gulf War as a sniper in 1991 and will never forget what i did. I have to live with it for the rest of my life.
Tonight, in rememberance, i have cried like a little girl in my wife's arms and i am not ashamed.
sorry for they typos but qutie frankly i dgaf atm.
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DaReaper
Net 7 The Last Brigade
586
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Posted - 2014.06.07 03:51:00 -
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The sad cawinki dink of this, the last of the original windtalkers passed away two days ago.
To all in d-day, thank you and rip if you are gone. 10 years of eve... yea i'm an addict |
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