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Good stuff.

Regardless of everything else, this is an honorable gesture.

I still like what Wild Bill Gunere said when the French ambassador came to his home and awarded him a French decoration just before he died. Wild Bill said to the ambassador, "it's about ****ing time."

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As much fun as it is to make fun of the French, they really do appreciate what the US did for them in WW2. They have pretty nice ceremonies every d-day to remember the fallen soldiers. Good stuff

It's a good look.

Never thought I'd star a Manhattan post. Maybe the Mayans were just 9 years and 346 days off...

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As much fun as it is to make fun of the French, they really do appreciate what the US did for them in WW2. They have pretty nice ceremonies every d-day to remember the fallen soldiers. Good stuff

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This is true. The American sector of Normandy has a lot of American flags flying and there are a number of memorials around the country. In Cannes there's a memorial to the sacrifices of the Brits and Americans to liberate France. They haven't forgotten, at least not yet.

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As much fun as it is to make fun of the French, they really do appreciate what the US did for them in WW2. They have pretty nice ceremonies every d-day to remember the fallen soldiers. Good stuff

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I agree with you 100%. I have been to France to go to places my grandfather fought in WWI, and to the south Pacific to places my father fought in WWII. The people of France and Begium and Tarawa and Butaritari (Makin in 1943) have all shown an amazing appreciation for the American fighting men and what they did for them. So much appreciation that I felt guilty they were so nice about it since I had done nothing to deserve it.

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ToHntortoFsh said:

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As much fun as it is to make fun of the French, they really do appreciate what the US did for them in WW2. They have pretty nice ceremonies every d-day to remember the fallen soldiers. Good stuff

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This is true. The American sector of Normandy has a lot of American flags flying and there are a number of memorials around the country. In Cannes there's a memorial to the sacrifices of the Brits and Americans to liberate France. They haven't forgotten, at least not yet.

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For those who have not been there, the American Memorial Cemetery at Normandy just above what was Omaha Beach is simply humbling and amazing. The French, Brits, and Americans have done an amazing job in preserving it. The US Parks Service runs it. It's my personal favorite place in Europe. Bedeaux is a beautiful town and the surrounding area is awesome. If you can ever get the chance to tour it, please do.

You are welcome France (again)..

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ToHntortoFsh said:

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As much fun as it is to make fun of the French, they really do appreciate what the US did for them in WW2. They have pretty nice ceremonies every d-day to remember the fallen soldiers. Good stuff

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This is true. The American sector of Normandy has a lot of American flags flying and there are a number of memorials around the country. In Cannes there's a memorial to the sacrifices of the Brits and Americans to liberate France. They haven't forgotten, at least not yet.

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For those who have not been there, the American Memorial Cemetery at Normandy just above what was Omaha Beach is simply humbling and amazing. The French, Brits, and Americans have done an amazing job in preserving it. The US Parks Service runs it. It's my personal favorite place in Europe. Bedeaux is a beautiful town and the surrounding area is awesome. If you can ever get the chance to tour it, please do.

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So much this. We were there in June for a day out of five we spent in Paris. I'm a 4th generation vet so Mrs LOYAL AG knew it was important for me and was happy to oblige even though going in she just saw it as a day to do something different. We took one of the half day tours staged out of Bayeux to see Omaha Beach, the American cemetery and Point du Hoc. By time we got back home she said that day was her highlight. We had watched an hour long documentary about Colonel Rudder and Point du Hoc and that gave her some context for that specific site and the day overall but all that aside it's very, very humbling to be at a place like that and see for yourself the cliffs, the pockmarked ground, the artillery bunkers, etc. and realize how incredible this assault really was. The cemetery brings it to a whole other level when you realize there are over 9,000 grave sites there and families had a choice to bury them in France or bring them home which of course means not everyone is buried there. The shear size of a cemetery dedicated to one nations losses is staggering.

Loyal - did you find this bunker at Point Du Hoc? My ring on the left.

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Loyal - did you find this bunker at Point Du Hoc? My ring on the left.

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I don't remember that. I'll have to check back through my pictures. I've got photos of the Ranger monument. I remember looking at a lot of plaques so maybe I did but I don't remember seeing him discussed twice. I'll check. Mrs LOYAL AG has a better memory than me for things like this so I'll ask her. That's a cool photo.

Walking Normandy with my wife will always be one of my most cherished memories. We where there on a cold, windy and overcast day. The guide said D-day had very similar weather. Can't imagine 17-25 year olds storming that beach. God Bless them.

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Loyal - did you find this bunker at Point Du Hoc? My ring on the left.

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The Band of Brothers folks need to make a movie about Rudder's Rangers. Trained for a neigh impossible mission. Scaled a cliff the height of Rudder tower under entrenched machine gun fire and grenades. Took said cliff. Located and destroyed the objective. Then held out for 3 days withstanding constant counterattacks and suffering 70% casualties until the army could relieve them from the long winding land route. Had the toughest assignment on DDAY and Rudder's boys did it.

I take it Macron did not stop to visit with Jewish folks and try and explain France's 74% rise in anti-Semitic violence in his Country, more than double the rise of any other major country including the US.

Because if Trump shakes Yee's hands, hes the reincarnation of Hitler. But Macron does nothing for ACTUAL anti-Semitic violence, and the left goal tends trying to show Macron as somehow sharing American values.

Give me a break. Disgusting vile Jew Hater Macron can go fly back to land of the white waving flags of surrender.

That muslim migrants to France/Europe also hate jews is a feature, not a glitch for the globalists.

They try to put some lipstick on it from time to time/express 'concern' even, in public statements, but the truth is 100 percent obvious, to all.

Did Macron surrender to our Vets?