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June 6, 1944 D-Day On this day in 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, code named D-Day, the Allied invasion of northern France. By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. At 6:30 a.m., American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha beaches. At Omaha, the U.S. First Division battled high seas, mist, mines, burning vehicles-and German coastal batteries, including an elite infantry division, which spewed heavy fire. Many wounded Americans ultimately drowned in the high tide. British divisions, which landed at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches, and Canadian troops also met with heavy German fire, but by the end of the day they were able to push inland. Despite the German resistance, Allied casualties overall were relatively light. The United States and Britain each lost about 1,000 men, and Canada 355. Before the day was over, 155,000 Allied troops would be in Normandy. However, the United States managed to get only half of the 14,000 vehicles and a quarter of the 14,500 tons of supplies they intended on shore. Three factors were decisive in the success of the Allied invasion. First, German counterattacks were firm but sparse, enabling the Allies to create a broad bridgehead, or advanced position, from which they were able to build up enormous troop strength. Second, Allied air cover, which destroyed bridges over the Seine, forced the Germans to suffer long detours, and naval gunfire proved decisive in protecting the invasion troops. And third, division and confusion within the German ranks as to where the invasion would start and how best to defend their position helped the Allies. (Hitler, convinced another invasion was coming the next day east of the Seine River, refused to allow reserves to be pulled from that area.) Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, commander of Britain's Twenty-first Army Group (but under the overall command of General Eisenhower, for whom Montgomery, and his ego, proved a perennial thorn in the side), often claimed later that the invasion had come off exactly as planned. That was a boast, as evidenced by the failure to take Caen on the first day, as scheduled. While the operation was a decided success, considering the number of troops put ashore and light casualties, improvisation by courageous and quick-witted commanders also played an enormous role. The D-Day invasion has been the basis for several movies, from The Longest Day (1962), which boasted an all-star cast that included Richard Burton, Sean Connery, John Wayne, Robert Mitchum-and Fabian, to Saving Private Ryan (1998), which includes some of the most grippingly realistic war scenes ever filmed, captured in the style of the famous Robert Capa still photos of the actual invasion.

My wife, son & I went to Beaumont Saturday morning to the grand opening of Gander Mountain. We had the pleasure of meeting Tim Andrus and Travis T-Bone Turner. Both guys were real nice and spent quite a while with us talking hunting, shows and numerous other subjects. If you ever have the chance to meet either one of these guys, you have to do it. As some of you know, I am a kind of quiet, but talking with them was just like talking to a long time friend. Here is a picture of my son & I with Tim and T-Bone along with the Whitewater long sleeve shirt that they gave me for being the first forum member to show up. My son also got autographed pictures and had them autograph a couple of caps for him. Did your plans come together for Saturday night? I hope to get to come to the Dallas show when you are there. Thanks for everything.

Re: How old were you? Shot a 3 pointer at about 40 yards with a 30-30 bolt action when I was 11.

Re: Question about Truck Hitches If you already have a 2" receiver (square tube) on the truck, all you will need for the weight distribution hitch is the piece that slides into the above mentioned receiver and the accessories that go with it to actually distribute the weight. Be sure that the hitch you have is rated for the weight you will be towing and you might want to look into getting a sway control arm (brake) also.

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Re: Edwards for Earnhardt I will let Chrud explain this one when he comes in.

Re: First Names My name is Jeff, but have been called by quite a few other names.

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Re: Coca-Cola 600 and Gordon Did you go this year, Snapper? I thought the racing part of the race was good, just to many cautions & caution laps made for a real long (time wise) race.

Re: Father\'s Day NASCAR camo gifts I wonder if it is ok tobuy yourself a dad's day gift? Why of course it is. [ QUOTE ] Heck, I'd buy 3 of the 4 choices. [/ QUOTE ] My thoughts, also.

This is legit. Go to this website web page and follow the directions and you can get a copy of your credit report for free. Apparently in 2003 the legislature passed a law that says you are allowed to get a free credit report once every 12 months. The credit agencies were concerned about overloading if the whole country started at once so they split it up into sections and Texas' became eligible today. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Race back to the yellow ? [ QUOTE ] I don't really care about whether or not they race back to the yellow...but I'd would LOVE to see the lucky dog pass GONE!!!!!! [/ QUOTE ] ditto

Re: hey yall OK and TX people.... Sure it snows here. I remember back in 1989 we had 2 or 3 inches of it. Then this past Christmas we got almost an 1/8 of an inch of it.

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Re: Time to cowboy up! , Texas,Ok. forum members Looks like we have a birthday party shortly after lunch, so change that to closer to 9.

Re: Hey all...My update..Not too good. Norm, you are still in our prayers here, good to see you still have your sense of humor. Try to keep your chin up, I just know things are going to turn around for you soon.

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Re: Time to cowboy up! , Texas,Ok. forum members We will try to be there between 9 & 10, probably closer to 10.

Re: Time to cowboy up! , Texas,Ok. forum members Looks like I am going to have another Sat. off.

Re: Time to cowboy up! , Texas,Ok. forum members My son and I will be there sometime, Sat. Don't know for sure if I will go into work that morning or not. Will you be there all day?

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Re: Happy Birthday Bulldawg Happy B-Day, Tom. Hope you have a good one.

May 26, 1907 John Wayne is born John Wayne, an actor who came to epitomize the American West, is born in Winterset, Iowa. Born Marion Michael Morrison, Wayne's family moved to Glendale, California, when he was six years old. As a teen, he rose at four in the morning to deliver newspapers, and after school he played football and made deliveries for local stores. When he graduated from high school, he hoped to attend the U.S. Naval Academy. However, after the school rejected him, he accepted a full scholarship to play football at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In the summer of 1926, Wayne's football coach found him a job as an assistant prop man on the set of a movie directed by John Ford. Ford started to use Wayne as an extra, and he eventually began to trust him with some larger roles. In 1930, Ford recommended Wayne for Fox's epic Western The Big Trail. Wayne won the part, but the movie did poorly, and Fox let his contract lapse. During the next decade, Wayne worked tirelessly in countless low-budget western films, sharpening his talents and developing a distinct persona for his cowboy characters. Finally, his old mentor John Ford gave Wayne his big break, casting him in his brilliant 1939 western, Stagecoach. Wayne played the role of Ringo Kid, and he imbued the character with the essential traits that would inform nearly all of his subsequent screen roles: a tough and clear-eyed honesty, unquestioning valor, and a laconic, almost plodding manner. After Stagecoach, Wayne's career took off. Among the dozens of Westerns he appeared in-many of them directed by Ford-were memorable classics like Tall in the Saddle (1944), Red River (1948), Fort Apache (1948), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), Rio Bravo (1959), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). In all these films, The Duke, as he was known, embodied the simple, and perhaps simplistic, cowboy values of decency, honesty, and integrity. Besides Westerns, Wayne also acted in war films. It was a small leap from the valorous cowboy or cavalry soldier to the brave WWII fighters of films like Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Flying Leathernecks (1951). Deeply conservative in his politics, Wayne also used his 1968 film, The Green Berets, to express his support of the American government's war in Vietnam. By the late 1960s, some Americans had tired of Wayne and his simplistically masculine and patriotic characters. Increasingly, western movies were rejecting the simple black-and-white moral codes championed by Wayne and replacing them with a more complex and tragic view of the American West. However, Wayne proved more adaptable than many expected. In his Oscar-winning role in True Grit (1969), he began to escape the narrow confines of his own good-guy image. His final film, The Shootist (1976), won over even his most severe critics. Wayne--who was himself battling lung cancer--played a dying gunfighter whose moral codes and principles no longer fit in a changing world. Three years later, Wayne died of cancer. To this day, public polls identify him as one of the most popular actors of all time.

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