D-Day
It's June 6th and today is the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
Now in the UK, it is seen as an important date, and yes of course there is an amount of respect accorded to those who fought and died on this momentous day.
However, here in France it is something far far more important. It represents the day that France once again became free from the evil hand of those dastardly Germans. TV coverage of the celebrations have been on non-stop since this morning, and show no signs of abating. Personally I feel that it should be this way and that we should celebrate this in the UK in a much more open way.
On a lighter note, what the hell was Gerhard Schroeder doing there? I know things have changed in Europe and Germany is now our friend, but I bet you don't get too many Vietnamese at US war ceremonies do you?
To all those involved in those operations and the wars and defence of our countries in general, we salute you.
posted by Ribby at 8:06 PM
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