D day at Omaha beach

[Bill Morrison]

I have watched many programmes on the D-Day landings. On Wednesday on 5Select Ch.46 freeview, it, in my view was one of the best. One and a half hours giving minute by minute what was happing on all the beach heads. Omaha was a disaster from the start, they were dropped to far out in deep water. Their special adapted tanks 30 in total all sank but two so they had no heavy gun fire only their rifles and light machine-guns. If the programme is ever repeated it worth watching .
Bill.

[James Curry]

Watched the programme hosted by Jon Snow tonight , D Day the last heros.
Just thinking about the new idea about National service!!!!

Eighteen-year-olds would be able to apply for one of 30,000 full-time military placements or volunteering one weekend a month carrying out a community service.

I am sure there would be the odd hero in the intake? But watching the programme tonight, some very brave men there went ashore. Hopefully we will never have to do the like again,

[John Arton]

Ivan
On gB news they have just being talking with a DEMS gunner who was 17 years old when the merchant ship he was on took part in the D day landings, carrying troops to the beach, some of whom never made it to the beach as they drowned whilst transferring from the ship to their landing craft.
Rgds
J.A

[Des Taff Jenkins]

My Brother was on an oil tanker in the Med during all the landings in Italy, I have a picture f his ship in Bari, but don't know if it was there during that air raid and that munitions ship went up taking a few ships and crews with it.
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

Here in Oz on the SBS TYV channel we have for the last few years a review of WW2 with footage of action.
This weekend a special program about D Day June 4, very well presented and factual with some live footage taken at the time.

It was not the best of days for the feint hearted with so many lives lost but also so many acts of bravery.
We must always be grateful and never forget their sacrifice of their today so we may enjoy our tomorrow.

[James Curry]

The oldest D Day Vetrans are Donald Rose 109 & Percy Chafer 105 they both were in the 7th Armoured division at Sword beach.
They interviewed Percy Chafer on the BBC linch time news he is certainly switched on for a man of his age , respect to them all.

[Graham Payne]

No matter where they came from.
May God Bless Them All.
They deserved it.

[John Arton]

Amongst those being interviewed are WRENS who were handling communication between the beaches and the command centre in Portsmouth.
What interested me was they were using VHF radios for communication. I think many of here thought that VHF was a 50's or 60's invention.
Rgds
J.A

[j.sabourn]

Think the last ones to get were British Tramp ships John I went through the fifties and was in the sixties before I sailed with. I believe the only reason we got was because going to Montreal the pilot had to bring his own if ship not fitted and probably was cheaper to have installed on ship. Today is probably compulsory to have as a Safety Issue. Last time I sailed without VHF was about 1970 . One good thing by not having, kept one proficient on the lamp. Today most mariners would be lost without it especially in close quarters situations and would be discussing with crossing and overtaking ships their future movements and what sort of feeder they were on, putting the collission regulations on the back burner. Cheers JS.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

My sister was in the Wrens during the war, she kept the men fed, she was a good cook, met her husband there he was on the Warspite, don't think she fired a shot in anger in her time.
Des