D-Day - 6/6/'44



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Your Brother Bobby would be around 95 years old today right?
He'd be about 100 if he was still alive.
A few years ago, Pinky was on an Honor Flight to DC - The Only woman among 80-some guys ... The Hen in the Rooster House, as she quipped flirty

After her Nursing career, she attended Comedy School & did stand-up comedy.
She was planning a Return gig at a local coffee house for her 100th birthday.

Helluva Gal -
If she'd been born more in My time or I in Hers ... smitten

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D-Day remembered.
The Brit attitude towards U.S. GIs --
"You're over paid, over séxed and Over Here." mumbling
The Yank retort --
"You're under paid, under séxed, and Under Eisenhower."
My late ex-father-in-law was some high ranking officer in the Normandy invasion. His stories gave me nightmares.
"Oob - I'm Sure you've Seen the movie, but all those things are brought up in "The Longest Day" "

Bobby was interviewed by Cornelious Ryan when he was writing the book. I'm sure many surviving members of the 101st were as well. If you have the book, look in the back for Robert Felt in the list of contributors. That was my brother
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