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06/06/13
- NNHS Newsletter - D-Day Plus 69 Years
"In all of the far-flung operations of our own Armed Forces the toughest job
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Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
You know, I will
allow that because of
my daddy's (the late
Robert Buckley, M.D. - John Marshall HS - '25)
(19 Oct 1907 - 25
Apr 1960) participation in the first
hour of D-Day on Omaha Beach, it's possible, just possible, that I've
paid slightly more attention to its observance here than most others. The
recap of all that that I posted at the beginning of 2008's issue would
certainly indicate that:
http://nnhs65.com/06-06-08-NNHS-D-Day-Plus-64-Years.html - all the way down to the birthdays
If you study that thoroughly, you may consider that your homework for today. There will be no test, but you're on your honor to complete your assignment - and what is this day all about if not honor??
EXTRA CREDIT:
From the Daily Press - 06/05/09:
NOTE: The U.S. 29th Infantry Division was both a Maryland and Virginia National Guard unit.
THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:
Happy Birthday today to Robert Helmintoller ('57) AND Bertha Smith Zacharias ('57)!
Happy Birthday
tomorrow to
Fred Field ('45) of CA
AND
Al Simms
('60) of VA
AND Donnie Morris ('67) of VA!
Happy Birthday this week to:
10 -
Sydney
Dearing ('56) of TN
AND
the late
Eileen Casey Sparkman
(Ferguson
HS - '68)
(deceased
08/16/11);
12 - Cynthia Clontz Mears ('57) !
Many Happy Returns, One and All!
http://www.nnhs65.com/Happy-Birthday.html
THIS DAY IN WWII:
June 06, 1942
-
Battle of Midway: U.S. Navy dive bombers sank the
Japanese cruiser Mikuma and four Japanese carriers; Japanese forces
retreated. The battle had begun on June 4. June 06, 1944 - Battle of Normandy began. D-Day, code named Operation Overlord, commenced with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. The allied soldiers quickly broke through the Atlantic Wall and pushed inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history. Altogether 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved. |
THIS DAY IN 1963:
Thursday, June 06, 1963 - Politician
Eric Cantor was born Eric Ivan Cantor in
Richmond, Virginia. He is the
U.S. Representative for
Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving since 2001. A
member of the
Republican Party, he became
House Majority Leader when the
112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011. He previously served
as
House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011. His district includes
most of the northern and western sections of
Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs and
portions of the
Shenandoah Valley. Cantor is the highest-ranking Jewish member
of
Congress in its history. Thursday, June 06, 1963 - Journalist, television host and politician Bernard Drainville was born in Īle Dupas, Quebec, Canada. Thursday, June 06, 1963 - Scientist Wolfgang Drechsler was born in Marburg, West Germany. He holds degrees from Bridgewater College, the University of Virginia, the University of Marburg, and the German Post-Graduate School of Public Administration Speyer. Thursday, June 06, 1963 - Actor Jason Isaacs was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. |
National D-Day
Memorial Commemorates
69th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings
On Thursday, June 6 the
National D-Day Memorial will pay tribute to those soldiers who
made the ultimate sacrifice in Normandy 69 years ago and honor
those veterans who lived to fight another day. The ceremony
begins at 11am and includes guest speaker Major Gen. Charles W.
Whittington, Jr., Commander of the 29th Infantry Division.
Whittington deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm as a
platoon leader with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery
Regiment. He taught at the U. S. Army Field Artillery School,
Fort Sill, Okla. from 1991 to 1992.
Whittington joined the
Maryland National Guard in November 1992 and served as the
battery commander, brigade targeting officer, battalion
operations officer, battalion executive officer and battalion
commander. He served as the Chief of the 291st Army Liaison Team
from May 2006 to March 2007 and was selected as the deputy
commander for the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in March
2007. He deployed with the 58th from April 2007 to April 2008
in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 15. He commanded the 58th
IBCT from June 2008 to June 2010. His military awards include
the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious
Service Medal with three Oak Leave Clusters, the Army
Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army
Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Southwest Asian
Service Medal with campaign stars, the Iraqi Campaign Medal and
the Parachutist Badge.
Also in attendance will be Major General Daniel E. Long, Adjutant General of Virginia and Col. Jacques Aragone, the military attache to the Embassy of France.
The Memorial will also
dedicate a series of new narrative plaques and will recognize
all D-Day veterans in attendance. Several dozen D-Day veterans
are expected to attend.
Music will be provided by the
Enduring Freedom Honor Team. The Enduring Freedom Honor Team
consists of a group of student instrumentalists conducted by
Gregory Reed, from the National Award winning music program at
Faith Baptist Schools in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Among other
venues, they have performed at Walter Reed Army Hospital,
Bethesda Naval Hospital, and The United States Pentagon, with
recognition from each installation and the House of Delegates in
Richmond. The team performs a series of patriotic tunes and
period music from wartime eras in American history and wears the
vintage WWII khaki and Eisenhower short jacket ensemble with
authentic insignias and original visor caps and EM badges. The
director of the group, Gregory Reed, commented on why he enjoys
having students perform music for veterans.
"It is not our history books
that remember these heroic deeds, but our hearts that must
measure the gratitude of yesterday. We show 'Our Greatest
Generation' that we will never forget their great
sacrifice. For it is their sacrifice that supplies our freedoms
today. Freedoms we enjoy can be taken for granted. Freedom may
not disappear because we forget those who paid its price, but
will absolutely fade from our conscience unless we mentor the
sacrificial spirit entrusted to us by these great Americans. It
seems a pale tribute to just thank our older generation in
passing several times each year. But by more than remembering
we can actively express our gratitude for their sacrifice. The
Enduring Freedom Honor Team is dedicated to an expression of
gratitude by music as we value the sacrifice of our Greatest
Generation."
The Memorial's program begins at 11am. Admission is free until noon. Regular admission fees apply after noon and tours will be provided throughout the day. Guests are asked to bring their own chair.
The National D-Day
Memorial to Participate in Blue Star Museum Program
The National D-Day Memorial
is one of more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free
admission to military personnel and their families this summer
in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue
Star Families, and the Department of Defense
The National D-Day
Memorial Foundation is proud to partner once again with the Blue
Star Museums program, a collaboration among the National
Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of
Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer
free admission to all active duty military personnel and their
families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013. Leadership
support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue
Star Families. The complete list of participating museums is
available at
www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
"Being a part of this program
allows the Memorial to reach out to military families and thank
them for their service and sacrifice," commented April
Cheek-Messier, Co-President of the National D-Day Memorial
Foundation. The free admission program is available to any
bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD
Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes
active duty U.S. military - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,
Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and
Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, NOAA
Commissioned Corps - and up to five family members.
This marks the third year the
Memorial has been a part of the Blue Star Museums program.
WOWZERS!
Thank you so much, Major Madagan!
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Let us never forget
the sacrifice and heroism of the Canadians and allied troops that
stormed the beaches of Normandy 69 years ago today.
INDEED!
Lest we forget! Thank you, Daniel!
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From Madeleine Ferrer Donovan of TN - 06/05/13 - "RE: Do You Want to Know a Secret?":
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2 cups Ice Cream 1-½ cup Self-Rising Flour Stir together ice cream and flour, stirring just until flour is moistened. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 8×4 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. Remove from the pan, and cool on a wire rack.
BONUS D-DAY CROCHET PATTERN:
BONUS D-DAY MENUS:
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Y'all take care of each other! TYPHOONS FOREVER! We'll Always Have Buckroe! Love to all, Carol |
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Carol Buckley Harty 7020 Lure Court Fayetteville, NC 28311-9309 915-780-3048 |
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"Hymn to the Fallen" theme from "
Saving Private Ryan"Composed by
John Williams (b. 08 Feb 1932), 1998
"Hymn to the Fallen" theme from "Saving Private Ryan" courtesy
First D-Day Image courtesy of
http://mccarthy.vg/ - 05/26/06Second D-Day Image courtesy of
http://www.openfire.us/blog/archives/2005/06/index.php - 05/26/06Barbed Wire Divider Line clip art courtesy of http://www.cowboyclipart.net/horizontalrules/fences.asp - 04/30/08
John Marshall High School's Justice Scale clip art courtesy of
Cheryl White Wilson (JMHS - '64) of VA - 10/13/05
Thanks, Cheryl!
Animated Army Flag clip art courtesy of
http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/KevsGifsGalore/Patriotic.html - 06/18/03
Animated Tiny
Birthday Cake clip art courtesy of
Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of
VA - 08/31/05
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Navy Seal clip art courtesy of
http://www.onemileup.com/miniSeals.asp - 05/29/06
Army Seal clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 05/24/06 (still
missing...)
Thanks, Al!
Replaced by Norm Covert ('61) of MD - 02/09/09
Thanks, Norm!
Marine Corps Seal clip art
courtesy of the late
Herbert Hice of MI
- one of my
Famous Marines who served in the South
Pacific during WWII.
Thanks again, Herbie!!
Air Force Seal clip art courtesy of http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/milsongs.htm - 07/07/06
Ferguson High School's Anchor clip art courtesy of
Steve Silsby
(FHS - '72) of NC - 12/14/05
Thanks, Steve!
Foothills Composite High School Provincials' logo courtesy of http://provincials.asaa.ca/page.cfm?s=70 - 05/34/13
Eastlake High School Logo courtesy of http://www.geocities.com/ehslearningcenter/ - 10/17/07
Hillsboro High School's Topper (Band Version) clip art courtesy of
http://www.hillsboroschools.net/schools/hhs/activities/music2/Band/bio.html
- 06/07/08
Thanks, Mark!
American School Logo courtesy of http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/grads.asp - 09/05/06
Animated Big Hugs Smiley clip art courtesy of Sarah Puckett Kressaty ('65) of VA
- 06/19/09
Thanks, Sarah Sugah!
Animated Kissing Smiley clip art courtesy of
Al Farber ('64) of GA
- 11/07/07
Thanks, Al!
Animated
Applause
clip art courtesy of Al Farber ('64) of GA - 08/18/05 (re-saved 02/27/09)
Thanks, Al!