The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, as he shook hands with one of the last surviving American veterans from the Normandy Landings – during the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, as he shook hands with one of the last surviving American veterans from the Normandy Landings – during the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Wow! No Putin in sight! What happened? Didn’t dare to leave the bunker, or wasn’t invited, or both?
Heroes both of them. As a Canuck, one of our last remaining heroes of D-Day died as he was about to join the Remembrance in France. While their memories may no longer be shared with friends & family, the events they enjoined to save France and greater Europe have been well recorded, and many of us, who now are Elders, will not forget. My father wasn’t in Dieppe, he was already on the front lines. Wounded on three occaissions, finally after one of the final battles, it was bad enough he was sent home on a hospital ship. He, my granny, my great aunt, and Dad’s cousin were the last of my known family that survived that war. Our relatives in Wales & Scotland were largely wiped out, yet I know there must be a few remaining. But his brother, my only uncle, and manty of his peer cousins perished.
I’ve tried to keep his memory and the reasons for remembering the tragedy of WW2 alive for my 3 children who never knew their paternal grandfather. Only one of my 7-grandchildren, his first great grandson, cares. Dad met my newborn oldest daughter, his first grandchild, 4 months before he finally succumbed to war-injury induced early death. He would have been so very proud of his progeny. I do wish you had stayed with us Dad.
Didn’t Trump refuse to visit the US Marine cemetery in Europe? Called them “losers” and “suckers” for getting killed. I really hate that man.
And Zelenskyy probably not even once made their discussion about himself or even Ukraine’s situation.
He just might be the Churchill of my generation
I heard a video encounter the vet said “I pray for you “ Zelenskyy said thank you. He said something else un audible
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, as he shook hands with one of the last surviving American veterans from the Normandy Landings – during the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
https://x.com/loisacelane/status/1798735715309895827?s=46
2 heros, just from different generations.
Wow! No Putin in sight! What happened? Didn’t dare to leave the bunker, or wasn’t invited, or both?
Heroes both of them. As a Canuck, one of our last remaining heroes of D-Day died as he was about to join the Remembrance in France. While their memories may no longer be shared with friends & family, the events they enjoined to save France and greater Europe have been well recorded, and many of us, who now are Elders, will not forget. My father wasn’t in Dieppe, he was already on the front lines. Wounded on three occaissions, finally after one of the final battles, it was bad enough he was sent home on a hospital ship. He, my granny, my great aunt, and Dad’s cousin were the last of my known family that survived that war. Our relatives in Wales & Scotland were largely wiped out, yet I know there must be a few remaining. But his brother, my only uncle, and manty of his peer cousins perished.
I’ve tried to keep his memory and the reasons for remembering the tragedy of WW2 alive for my 3 children who never knew their paternal grandfather. Only one of my 7-grandchildren, his first great grandson, cares. Dad met my newborn oldest daughter, his first grandchild, 4 months before he finally succumbed to war-injury induced early death. He would have been so very proud of his progeny. I do wish you had stayed with us Dad.
Didn’t Trump refuse to visit the US Marine cemetery in Europe? Called them “losers” and “suckers” for getting killed. I really hate that man.
And Zelenskyy probably not even once made their discussion about himself or even Ukraine’s situation.
He just might be the Churchill of my generation
I heard a video encounter the vet said “I pray for you “ Zelenskyy said thank you. He said something else un audible