If one wants to put this into perspective, watch the first half-hour of "Saving Private Ryan" and then remember that the horror of that movie doesn't equal the reality of the actual event. I recently had the opportunity to visit the USS Batfish Memorial in Muskogee, Oklahoma and see the conditions that the submariners had to live and work within, and it was eye-opening. If nothing else is going on this weekend, I may visit the 45th Infantry Museum here in Oklahoma City.
For those that have not seen them, here is a link to a Denver Post blog entry from a few years ago:
If one wants to put this into perspective, watch the first half-hour of "Saving Private Ryan" and then remember that the horror of that movie doesn't equal the reality of the actual event. I recently had the opportunity to visit the USS Batfish Memorial in Muskogee, Oklahoma and see the conditions that the submariners had to live and work within, and it was eye-opening. If nothing else is going on this weekend, I may visit the 45th Infantry Museum here in Oklahoma City.
For those that have not seen them, here is a link to a Denver Post blog entry from a few years ago:
Photos: The 65th Anniversary of D-Day
Terry