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    70 Years Ago Today

    It was D-Day. Lots of folks paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Lots of others were changed forever. The world was definitely changed forever that day.
    BKB

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...n-of-normandy/

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    You're a few days early, but good thought anyway.
    The older I get, the better I was. I also forget my password and have to have Len reset it for me

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    Er yep, I don't know why I had June 4th stuck in my brain. June 6th dammit!

    So 69 years, 363 days ago........................

    BKB

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    Well, they wanted to go on 4 June, but the weather held them up...
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke

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    My 10 year old just announced that he wanted to have Family Movie Night on Friday and watch the Longest Day. That boy just might turn out alright.
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Raoul Duke

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