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| Men of E Co. 16th Infantry (US 1st Infantry division) hit Omaha Beach in the Fox Green sector. Note the plastic bags that protected their rifles. (Image embiggens… a lot). US Navy Photo. |
from weaponsman: "The men of the landing forces met very different results. Bombing and naval gunfire preparation of the beaches weren’t very effective, and some forces, notably the Americans’ left wing at Omaha and the Canadians at Juno, got hit hard. Especially on Omaha Beach, there was a bitter fight for the shoreline, the obstacles, the German positions and the dunes and draws; units were erased, decapitated, disorganized; and when they finally got off the beach it was the doing of individual officers, NCOs and even privates who organized ad hoc assaults around and through the German defenses. Other places, including on the American center-right Utah Beach, the units got ashore in good order and with relatively light casualties." more
War isn't pretty. The First American Revolution brought tens of thousands of casualties--brother against brother, father against son, families against families. The Second American Revolution was worse; over 600,000 dead and nothing was settled. The coming Third American Revolution will be just as nasty, bloody, and dirty as the first two--count on it. Unfortunately it's a necessity.
John w. Whitehead says it best: "Once the government starts operating outside the law, answerable to no one but itself, there’s no way to rein it back in, short of revolution. And by revolution, I mean doing away with the entire structure, because the corruption and lawlessness have become that pervasive."
When the balloon goes up (to use a term from the "War to end all Wars") will you 'man up' or will you hide under your bed?
Best to start getting ready now--before the cattle car takes you to a FEMA 'relocation' camp.
Tempus fugit
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