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THE LONGEST DAY

Seventy five years ago today, the Free World held its breath

While the forces of liberation headed into the jaws of death.

Many lost their lives that day, friends and strangers alike,

But what they achieved saw the fall of the "thousand year" Reich;

And written into history, what was done will always be told,

Never to fade in memory and never to grow old.

(6th June 2019)

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◄ ISLAMOPHOBIA

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Jason Bayliss

Thu 6th Jun 2019 21:52

And never ever be forgotten. Brilliant.

J.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 6th Jun 2019 16:02

Thank you for the "likes" - much appreciated. Having watched much
of the live TV coverage of the Portsmouth ceremony and everything
connected, I made a point of re-watching my DVD of the remarkable
Darryl Zanuck recreation (in semi-documentary style) on film - of the
events of that momentous time, which although using a roster of
well-known actors - American. British and Continental - never lost
sight of the story it told so effectively in "glorious black and white"
photography, with logistics that seemed to exceed even those of
the event itself when seen on the big screen. The special effects of its day (early 1960s) won an Oscar - in a huge
scale cinematic production that did (and does!) its job brilliantly.

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