12:17 PM
D-DAY IS THE SUCESS OF GAINING A STRONG FOOTHOLD IN NAZI OCCUPIED FRANCE,THIS IS CRUCIAL PART OF THE TURNING POINT FOR THE ALLIED AND NAZIS GERMANY! THE INVASION MAKE A HUGE TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN EUROPE DURING WORLD WAR 2 AND THIS INVASION LEAD THE ALLIED TO MARCH INTO GERMANY MUCH LATER IN THE WAR.ITS ALL ABOUT FREEDOM,BROTHERHOOD,SACRIFICE AND LASTLY AND MAINLY VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEREFORE I HONOUR THOSE VETERANS OF THE WAR AND HONOUR THE FALLEN FOR BRINGING PEACE TO THE WORLD AND FOR AMERICA!!!!!!!!!
12:10 PM
A picture can say a thousand words, or bring back a thousand memories if you are Jake "McNasty" McNiece, Jack "Hawkeye" Womer, Jack Agnew or Robert "Ragsman" Cone.
This elite unit was given the name "The Filthy Thirteen," and they are being honored with a new painting by renowned artist Joel Iskowitz. The painting is being unveiled at the Mid-Atlantic Museum's 19th Annual World War II weekend, June 5 - 7, at the Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania.
All four surviving members will be present at the WWII weekend.
"The painting is all about 'The Filthy Thirteen.' We're honoring the four living members," said Bob Willis, co-owner of the Victory Art Gallery.
The painting depicts the Soldiers preparing for their jump by assembling gear and applying war paint next to their C-47 aircraft. The men were tasked with demolishing enemy targets behind the lines.
"There is a famous film clip of these guys getting ready on D-Day," Willis said. "We recreated this scene in a painting. This is a historical event that we have brought to color and life through a painting."
The painting will be on display at the WWII Weekend along with a C-47 aircraft and re-enactors.
"It's a way to honor the surviving members of 'The Filthy Thirteen' and the ones that didn't make it," Willis said. "There's a story behind the scenes of these guys."
Not many people can recall June 6, 1944, as a living memory, but some of these men can. The former Soldiers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, were jumping out of a damaged C-47 early D-Day morning.
As the group prepared for their mission, they were standing outside of their plane with their Mohawk haircuts and their Indian-style war paint, a moment this painting has frozen in time.
A similar photograph taken by a photographer from "Stars and Stripes" became famous and generated the myths about the squad that inspired the fictional story, "The Dirty Dozen."
"[The painting] looks really good. Most of the men you can recognize," said McNiece, who celebrated his 90th birthday on recently. "It's a beautiful painting. You almost want to speak to them. It gives me chills every time I look at it. We lost some of those men that night."
McNiece's D-Day jump is his most vivid memory. He was the acting platoon sergeant for the jump.
"I took 20 men into Normandy," he said. "By the time we had blown up two of the bridges and wired another, we were down to two men."
The Soldiers were tasked with destroying bridges over the Douve River during the Normandy Invasion of Europe.
"It's a wonderful piece of work," said Agnew. "It was so realistic that when I went to bed that night I thought I was there again."
Cone, an original member, was captured the morning of the D-Day jump, but three years ago he was reunited with his comrades.
"We lost track of him," said Agnew. "Jake called me a few years ago and told me to sit down because he got a call from 'Ragsman's' - that's what we called Bob - son saying he wanted to talk to us. We thought he was dead."
Not one of his fellow Soldiers thought Ragsman survived that day.
"I spent 11 months as a prisoner in Germany. When I got released no one knew I was alive," Cone said. "When I was liberated, I had to travel through five countries, some on my own getting rides from people, before I made it back to the United States."
"I think [the painting] is very good, and very true," said Cone. "I've had those memories for 65 years."
Although the four living Soldiers live in different cities throughout the country, they all travel to speak about their experiences and promote veterans.
"I spoke to three high school groups last Monday in Springfield, Illinois," said McNiece, "anything we can do to promote the welfare of the veterans, I don't mind doing it."
McNiece also wanted citizens to know that "they didn't die in vain over there. America will remain free. People don't realize the enormity of what we're doing. We continue to stand for what is right for the world and the United States."
The Victory Art Gallery will sell prints of the painting starting at the end of the month. The four surviving members signed 950 prints. These prints are 22.5 inches by 32 inches, with the image at 16.5 inches by 28 inches, and sells for $295.
There is a gallery edition of the print that will have one signature and is $195.
A package is available with a print and all four signatures, as well as other rare items. There are 250 packages available.
12:06 PM
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France (Army News Service, June 4, 2009) – Although sun and waves come together to create a serene picture of Sainte Mere Eglise today, sixty-five years ago Saturday it was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in history.
On June 6, 1944, French, U. S. and other allied forces stood together on D-Day to fight the German occupiers of France. During the battle for the beaches of Normandy, paratroopers from American, British and Canadian forces landed along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast.
It was largest single-day amphibious invasion in history, with 160,000 troops landing. Each year since the liberation of Normandy, allied forces have come here to honor those who fought here that day.
Sgt. 1st Class Steve Selvage, said he has waited 22 years to see the Normandy beaches and participate in commemoration ceremonies here.
"I have wanted to get here since my first year here in Germany. I just never had the chance," said the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldier stationed in Vilseck, Germany. "It is a great honor."
Although Selvage's role here escorting distinguished visitors to the ceremony is a busy one, he has some time to take in the local sights. And when Selvage packed his gear for the week, he added a book by Stephen Ambrose he's had more than 10 years.
"I brought the book, 'D-Day,' which I have read at least three times," said the 23-year veteran. "I brought it strictly for reference when seeing some of the sights."
On one trip into Sainte Mere Eglise, Selvage, a father of three – including one son serving in Iraq - spotted an older gentleman in a leather bomber jacket passing by and overheard a couple British soldiers say, "There goes Ralph Manley." He immediately set out to meet the 91-year-old D-Day veteran.
Without knowing what to say, he approached Manley, book in hand, hoping to hear the first-hand tale of a surviving D-Day veteran.
"These guys are legends. They accomplished something I could never imagine," said Selvage. "I think it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
It was also his last chance. Selvage is retiring from in the Army in a couple of months and many of the survivors are now in their 80s or older. Of the more than 154,000 allied forces that landed on Normandy, an estimated 10,000 were killed, wounded, missing or captured, and as the years have passed, more and more of the survivors have passed away or are now too elderly for a trip here.
While listening to Manley's story, Selvage said, the veteran noticed the D-Day book in the sergeant's hand. He reached for the book, opened its cover and signed a small memo inside.
"It was really enough that he would just sit and share his experiences with us," said Selvage. "He really didn't have to sign it for the experience to mean any more to me."
Although Manley is not mentioned in the book, that didn't lessen the experience for those who listened to his story. "Some people may say that just because he wasn't mentioned by name in a book that he was just an average GI," said Selvage’s buddy, Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Martin. "But to me, these guys are legends."
Later at his tent before lights-out, as Selvage took time to rest and reflect, he looked back through the book and pointed out the autograph to other Soldier friends, sharing his experience.
"You really just could not imagine what it was like until you stand on that beach or talk to one of the original veterans of that day in person," he said. "These guys always will be heroes in my book."
11:43 AM
The "Filthy Thirteen"
On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the allies had gained a foot-hold in Normandy.
12:17 PM
D-DAY IS THE SUCESS OF GAINING A STRONG FOOTHOLD IN NAZI OCCUPIED FRANCE,THIS IS CRUCIAL PART OF THE TURNING POINT FOR THE ALLIED AND NAZIS GERMANY! THE INVASION MAKE A HUGE TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN EUROPE DURING WORLD WAR 2 AND THIS INVASION LEAD THE ALLIED TO MARCH INTO GERMANY MUCH LATER IN THE WAR.ITS ALL ABOUT FREEDOM,BROTHERHOOD,SACRIFICE AND LASTLY AND MAINLY VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEREFORE I HONOUR THOSE VETERANS OF THE WAR AND HONOUR THE FALLEN FOR BRINGING PEACE TO THE WORLD AND FOR AMERICA!!!!!!!!!
12:10 PM
A picture can say a thousand words, or bring back a thousand memories if you are Jake "McNasty" McNiece, Jack "Hawkeye" Womer, Jack Agnew or Robert "Ragsman" Cone.
This elite unit was given the name "The Filthy Thirteen," and they are being honored with a new painting by renowned artist Joel Iskowitz. The painting is being unveiled at the Mid-Atlantic Museum's 19th Annual World War II weekend, June 5 - 7, at the Reading Regional Airport in Pennsylvania.
All four surviving members will be present at the WWII weekend.
"The painting is all about 'The Filthy Thirteen.' We're honoring the four living members," said Bob Willis, co-owner of the Victory Art Gallery.
The painting depicts the Soldiers preparing for their jump by assembling gear and applying war paint next to their C-47 aircraft. The men were tasked with demolishing enemy targets behind the lines.
"There is a famous film clip of these guys getting ready on D-Day," Willis said. "We recreated this scene in a painting. This is a historical event that we have brought to color and life through a painting."
The painting will be on display at the WWII Weekend along with a C-47 aircraft and re-enactors.
"It's a way to honor the surviving members of 'The Filthy Thirteen' and the ones that didn't make it," Willis said. "There's a story behind the scenes of these guys."
Not many people can recall June 6, 1944, as a living memory, but some of these men can. The former Soldiers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, were jumping out of a damaged C-47 early D-Day morning.
As the group prepared for their mission, they were standing outside of their plane with their Mohawk haircuts and their Indian-style war paint, a moment this painting has frozen in time.
A similar photograph taken by a photographer from "Stars and Stripes" became famous and generated the myths about the squad that inspired the fictional story, "The Dirty Dozen."
"[The painting] looks really good. Most of the men you can recognize," said McNiece, who celebrated his 90th birthday on recently. "It's a beautiful painting. You almost want to speak to them. It gives me chills every time I look at it. We lost some of those men that night."
McNiece's D-Day jump is his most vivid memory. He was the acting platoon sergeant for the jump.
"I took 20 men into Normandy," he said. "By the time we had blown up two of the bridges and wired another, we were down to two men."
The Soldiers were tasked with destroying bridges over the Douve River during the Normandy Invasion of Europe.
"It's a wonderful piece of work," said Agnew. "It was so realistic that when I went to bed that night I thought I was there again."
Cone, an original member, was captured the morning of the D-Day jump, but three years ago he was reunited with his comrades.
"We lost track of him," said Agnew. "Jake called me a few years ago and told me to sit down because he got a call from 'Ragsman's' - that's what we called Bob - son saying he wanted to talk to us. We thought he was dead."
Not one of his fellow Soldiers thought Ragsman survived that day.
"I spent 11 months as a prisoner in Germany. When I got released no one knew I was alive," Cone said. "When I was liberated, I had to travel through five countries, some on my own getting rides from people, before I made it back to the United States."
"I think [the painting] is very good, and very true," said Cone. "I've had those memories for 65 years."
Although the four living Soldiers live in different cities throughout the country, they all travel to speak about their experiences and promote veterans.
"I spoke to three high school groups last Monday in Springfield, Illinois," said McNiece, "anything we can do to promote the welfare of the veterans, I don't mind doing it."
McNiece also wanted citizens to know that "they didn't die in vain over there. America will remain free. People don't realize the enormity of what we're doing. We continue to stand for what is right for the world and the United States."
The Victory Art Gallery will sell prints of the painting starting at the end of the month. The four surviving members signed 950 prints. These prints are 22.5 inches by 32 inches, with the image at 16.5 inches by 28 inches, and sells for $295.
There is a gallery edition of the print that will have one signature and is $195.
A package is available with a print and all four signatures, as well as other rare items. There are 250 packages available.
12:06 PM
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France (Army News Service, June 4, 2009) – Although sun and waves come together to create a serene picture of Sainte Mere Eglise today, sixty-five years ago Saturday it was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in history.
On June 6, 1944, French, U. S. and other allied forces stood together on D-Day to fight the German occupiers of France. During the battle for the beaches of Normandy, paratroopers from American, British and Canadian forces landed along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast.
It was largest single-day amphibious invasion in history, with 160,000 troops landing. Each year since the liberation of Normandy, allied forces have come here to honor those who fought here that day.
Sgt. 1st Class Steve Selvage, said he has waited 22 years to see the Normandy beaches and participate in commemoration ceremonies here.
"I have wanted to get here since my first year here in Germany. I just never had the chance," said the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment Soldier stationed in Vilseck, Germany. "It is a great honor."
Although Selvage's role here escorting distinguished visitors to the ceremony is a busy one, he has some time to take in the local sights. And when Selvage packed his gear for the week, he added a book by Stephen Ambrose he's had more than 10 years.
"I brought the book, 'D-Day,' which I have read at least three times," said the 23-year veteran. "I brought it strictly for reference when seeing some of the sights."
On one trip into Sainte Mere Eglise, Selvage, a father of three – including one son serving in Iraq - spotted an older gentleman in a leather bomber jacket passing by and overheard a couple British soldiers say, "There goes Ralph Manley." He immediately set out to meet the 91-year-old D-Day veteran.
Without knowing what to say, he approached Manley, book in hand, hoping to hear the first-hand tale of a surviving D-Day veteran.
"These guys are legends. They accomplished something I could never imagine," said Selvage. "I think it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
It was also his last chance. Selvage is retiring from in the Army in a couple of months and many of the survivors are now in their 80s or older. Of the more than 154,000 allied forces that landed on Normandy, an estimated 10,000 were killed, wounded, missing or captured, and as the years have passed, more and more of the survivors have passed away or are now too elderly for a trip here.
While listening to Manley's story, Selvage said, the veteran noticed the D-Day book in the sergeant's hand. He reached for the book, opened its cover and signed a small memo inside.
"It was really enough that he would just sit and share his experiences with us," said Selvage. "He really didn't have to sign it for the experience to mean any more to me."
Although Manley is not mentioned in the book, that didn't lessen the experience for those who listened to his story. "Some people may say that just because he wasn't mentioned by name in a book that he was just an average GI," said Selvage’s buddy, Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Martin. "But to me, these guys are legends."
Later at his tent before lights-out, as Selvage took time to rest and reflect, he looked back through the book and pointed out the autograph to other Soldier friends, sharing his experience.
"You really just could not imagine what it was like until you stand on that beach or talk to one of the original veterans of that day in person," he said. "These guys always will be heroes in my book."
11:43 AM
The "Filthy Thirteen"
On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the allies had gained a foot-hold in Normandy.
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