Honor and Courage belongs to Them

Those "soldiers" that went forward and then carried on throughout World War 2 both deserve and command our everlasting Thanks and the Honor that only goes to those who have served and sacrificed for all.

On this 65th anniversary of D-Day ( June 6 1944 ) when the allied forces launched the invasion of Normandy and then began the Liberation of Europe we all should stop and give thanks to them. They were Soldiers.

The vast majority of them were not "professional soldiers", but instead were citizen soldiers either Drafted or Volunteer that went into the hell of WW2 on that Day in June 1944.

From that day forward they would Liberate Concentration Camps and save Millions of Lives throughout Europe from the Nazi Oppressors.

I am Linking to the US Army site here ( because I was ARMY 1971and 1972) and I was part of the Proud Tradition set by the Men of my unit's founding Division the
8th Infantry Division "pathfinders" of WW2. They were DEEP behind Nazi Lines days before the Invasion and fed Intel back to the Commanders. They took out key Bridges and items like that ahead of the Invasion. They were "Golden Arrows".

Their " Honor and Courage " would become the hallmark of the 8th Infantry Division and specifically the 8th US Cavalry of which I was part of some 27 years later.

I am proud to have worn the "Golden Arrow " patch upon my uniform.

I am forever grateful and thankful to those "citizen soldiers" who gave the World back to the ordinary people and wrestled it away from the grasp of Hitlers Nazi Regime.


To you my Brothers I say - Well Done and Welcome Home
To those who did not make it back and made the supreme sacrifice
rest easy brothers

You will forever have a place of "Honor and Courage" in our Hearts and Minds.

Sgt Freedom
Peace Out