HIROSHIMA 70TH ANNIVERSARY: A JUST END TO WORLD WAR II @Breitbart

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by JARRETT STEPMAN6 Aug 20151,503

\\\Seventy years ago, the B-29 Enola Gay, piloted by Paul Tibbets, Jr., dropped an atomic bomb, Little Boy, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The blast and ensuing radiation killed an estimated 150,000 people. Though the devastation from the bombing was astounding, it did not bring American’s war with Japan or World War II to an immediate end. Three days later, the United States dropped another atomic bomb, Fat Man, on Nagasaki, and the Empire of Japan’s leaders finally capitulated.

Many mainstream media organizations, such as the New York Times, clearly focus their remembrance of the occasion on those who died in the blast, or peddle a generally anti-nuke line. In this narrative, the Japanese were an aggrieved people who suffered at the hands of a cruel and remorseless United States.

Although there are constant attempts to condemn the bombings as unnecessary, Americans at the time were widely supportive of their use, and  tens, if not hundreds of thousands of lives were saved by avoiding an invasion of the Japanese homeland.

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POLL: OBAMA 'WORST PRESIDENT' SINCE WORLD WAR II

y JOHN NOLTE 2 Jul 2014, 6:21 AM PDT 178POST A COMMENT

A terrible polling season just got humiliating for President Obama. On top of collapsing personal and job approval numbers, and a stunning loss in public confidence, a new Quinnipiac pollshows that the American people now see a president who rode into office on a wave of hope and change as the worst president since World War II.

Adding insult to injury, in hindsight, only 38% of voters believe Obama is doing a better job than his 2012 Republican rival Mitt Romney would have. A plurality of 45% believe Romney would be doing a better job than Obama.

When asked who the worst president is since WWII, Barack Obama came in first with 33%. George W. Bush came in second with 28%.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/07/02/poll-obama-worst-president-since-wwii

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A Hero's Story: WWII vet recalls D-Day invasion

Posted: Jun 06, 2014 8:59 AM CDTUpdated: Jun 06, 2014 9:01 AM CDT

By Jake Hamilton, FOX 32 News Reporter - bio | email

 

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -

Seventy-years ago Friday, allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France in what was a turning point of World War II.

On June 6, 1944, 18-year-old Dom Erichiello landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy carrying 26-pounds of equipment. In his hands was an M1 rifle.

Seven decades later, he tells his story with vivid details of a hell few could ever understand.

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D-Day On June 6, 1944

Allies invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history.


During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Prior to D-Day, the Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day

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D-Day: A never-to-be-forgotten morning, 70 years ago

By Walter R. Borneman

Published June 06, 2014

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Every generation has its generational markers. For those of the World War II era, December 7, 1941, stands supreme, but the events of June 6, 1944, rank a close second. Seventy years ago on that day, 156,000 Allied soldiers, supported by many more sailors, airmen and marines, embarked on the long-awaited invasion of occupied Europe. This was an Allied effort, but American fighting men bore the brunt of the combat and the resulting sacrifice.

For decades, the members of the World War II generation have remembered where they were that June morning when they heard the news that the Allies had landed in Europe. The road to victory, still to be hard, nevertheless now appeared assured. 

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/06/06/d-day-never-to-be-forgotten-morning-70-years-ago/

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D-Day memorial service in Normandy, France

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#MemorialDay - Staff Sergeant George M Weinert Jr., 1914-1989

Staff Sergeant George M Weinert Jr. served from 1941 until 1945.  He was stationed at Chicago's Fort Sheridan, Camp Callan in CA and in Manilla in the Phillipines for a year. While in Manilla, he served as an adjunct secretary to General Douglas MacArthur.

My father died of a massive heart attack early in the morning of November 19,1989.

The End of International Law

March 14, 2014 by Daniel Greenfield 

“There has been no greater advance than this, gentlemen,” the President of the United States said. “It is a definite guarantee of peace. It is a definite guarantee by word against aggression.”

The year was 1919. The speaker was President Woodrow Wilson and the tremendous advance in human history was the League of Nations.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2014/dgreenfield/the-end-of-international-law/

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”

Woodrow T. Wilson quote

Tour the battleship USS Missouri

From World War II, through Korea, the Cold War, and Desert Storm, the Missouri served her country for 48 years. Take a photo tour of this incredible battleship.

(Credit: Geoffrey Morrison)

She's 887 feet long, displaces 45,000 tons. She's sailed all around the world and served her country for decades. She's the Mighty Mo, the USS Missouri, and her tale starts while the world was at war, and continues to this day as a piece of distinguished history.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57614152-1/tour-the-battleship-uss-missouri/