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[Twins Mom]

Family visited Normandy and it was quite obvious that the French don't want future generations to forget either.  This date is respectfully acknowledged every year.

[HiLo]

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@skatting44 wrote:

now a days, if you want your children to know anything abt histoy  and respecting those that  risked their lives for us - you have to teach them yourself .

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I certainly agree with you. I just watched the whole series of "Band of Brothers" and highly recommend it to everyone, certainly our older children, parts of it may not be good for the younger ones to see yet..  It covers most of the well known events in WW2, taken from a book written by a WW2 hero, who experienced it all himself, the good and the bad. 

[HiLo]

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@Twins Mom wrote:

Family visited Normandy and it was quite obvious that the French don't want future generations to forget either.  This date is respectfully acknowledged every year.

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There are many Americans buried in France and I am pleased to know that they are still honored.there.

[Mersha]

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@HiLo wrote:

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@skatting44 wrote:

now a days, if you want your children to know anything abt histoy  and respecting those that  risked their lives for us - you have to teach them yourself .

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I certainly agree with you. I just watched the whole series of "Band of Brothers" and highly recommend it to everyone, certainly our older children, parts of it may not be good for the younger ones to see yet..  It covers most of the well known events in WW2, taken from a book written by a WW2 hero, who experienced it all himself, the good and the bad. 

@HiLo   I recently watched "Band Of Brothers" also as I missed it the first time around.

It gave great insight into the horrors the men endured, many at such a young age.  Some of it was very difficult to watch and I shed tears throughout.

I loved the older gentlemen that were soldiers speaking about their experience before the show and finding out who each one was at the end.

I would recommend following it up with "The Pacific" on HBO.  It is the same type of story but is about battles in the Pacific Theater.  I loved learning more about what transpired in that area as the battles are lesser known that those happening in Europe.

My father served in that area and now I have a better understanding what he endured.

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