THANK YOU......!!!!!!

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D-Day, June 6, 1944

"General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. "Full victory - nothing else" to paratroopers in England on June 6, 1944, just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe. All of the men with General Eisenhower are members of Company E, 502d."

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"U.S. Rangers on a troop ship in an English port waiting for the signal to sail to the coast of Normandy. Clockwise, starting from far left, is First Sergeant Sandy Martin, who was killed during the landing, Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Markovich, Corporal John Loshiavo, and at bottom, Private First Class Frank E. Lockwood."

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"While under attack of heavy machine gun fire from the German coastal defense forces, American soldiers wade ashore off the ramp of a U.S. Coast Guard landing craft, during the Allied landing operations at Normandy, France on D-Day, June 6, 1944."

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"...June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Normandy, Allied forces took the fight to the Axis powers in many locations across Western Europe."

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"Some of the first assault troops to hit the beachhead in Normandy, France take cover behind enemy obstacles to fire on German forces as others follow the first tanks plunging through the water towards the German-held shore on June 6, 1944."  (When my husband was in the Army Reserve (1950's), he served with a Sargent, who survived this, as he said; "by running behind a tank.")

 

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"...on D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history took place. Nearly 200,000 Allied troops boarded 7,000 ships and more than 3,000 aircraft and headed toward Normandy."

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"Members of an American landing party help others whose landing craft was sunk by enemy action of the coast of France. These survivors reached Omaha Beach by using a life raft on June 6, 1944."

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"American soldiers on Omaha Beach recover the dead after the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of France."

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"American dead lie in a French field, a short distance from the allied beachhead in France on June 20, 1944."

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All gave some,

Some gave all.

Thank you.

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"We now return you, to your regularly scheduled programing...."

Yes, "We now return you, to your regularly scheduled programing...."

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After so much of my "inner life," revealed in posting here, I figure readers would like some quiet, simple, no personal views, no personal angst, etc., etc., etc., in my posting.

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And I can do that!!!!!  I can post flowers, with the best of them!  ,-)   For a lot of us, flowers are taking up a lot of our time and attention.  Because this growing season, in the Northern Hemisphere, is not so very long. 

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We know that almost in-the-blink-of-an-eye, Autumn will come.  Beautiful and wonderful though Autumn be, it makes us think ahead, to winter.  Brrrrr.... 

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So there are now, a whole lot of flowers on our minds...  Finding them, planting them, watering them, and just plain old enjoying looking at them.

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And an all year enjoyment for me, is "Victoria" magazine.   Just look at the beauty shown, on these covers!!!!!   Can't help but bring a smile to the face.

And a smile to the face, is something to grab, and enjoy, and hold on to.    There are always big or little frowns, lurking....   So grab whatever makes you happy and smile.  Notice it!  Fully enjoy it!  Don't let any of the Nice Things, pass you by.  Without your full attention.  :-)  In my humble opinion, that is.
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It started, with a comment.............. :-)

(Monet)

On my last post, I received a comment...  A lovely comment, by a lovely  blogger.  I want to stress this.  A lovely comment, by a lovely blogger.

The post was about having a baddddd dream, and knowing that it was a "message" from my body.  Trying to get my attention!  For the fact that I was allowing myself to become wayyyy toooooo upset, by just about everything.  Something I knew, but had not acted on, yet.

But after that dream, I had no choice but to pay attention.  To make a decision, to stop "riling myself up" and raising my blood pressure, all the time.  Which is simply common sense and wisdom.  And I have tried to put this, into action, the rest of Thursday.  Good For Me!!!!!!!

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And Susie, being the sweet and caring person she is, commented to me;   "Cast your cares upon Him, for He careth for you. :)"

Now usually, I'd just let that pass.  Understanding that it came from a nice person, who figured that her views, would be of comfort to me.  As they would be, to the majority of Pretty Blog Land.

But I am not among the majority of Pretty Blog Land.  And something just "happened"...  :-))))))

So I will copy and paste below, the rest of my comment back to her.  Thus being very brave, and possibly turning off the majority of my Dear Readers.  :-))))

Susie commented; "Cast your cares upon Him, for He careth for you. :)"

And I wrote back;
Nope! None of that, for me. After 60, I give myself permission to Question my religion. Then spent years, studying and thinking and finding my own way.  Coming to no belief here, in ancient texts, which have been changed and interpreted, for 200 years. With some parts of which, based on beliefs, which go back even further.

Did you know who first came up with the concept, of a Force For Good anddddd a Force For Evil????? Zoraster! Who lived in the eastern part of the Iranian Plateau, somewhere in the 11th or 10th century BCE.

And many cultures, around the world, have the myths of the Virgin Birth, Savior, etc.

People brought up in a religion, don't want to look. Or question. Or think on such things. They are comfortable, and don't want to "rock the boat."  Which is fine for them!!!!!!

Whereas I was never comfortable, being a Roman Catholic. I wanted to question, even when I was told it was sinful, to question. By the age of 60, I finally gave myself permission. Finally!!!!!!! Oh Happy Day!

Wow, I am actually saying these things, in a comment, in my blog!!!!   :-)))  Can you imagine how BRAVE that is, of me??? To do so????!!!! The majority of Pretty Blog Land, is Christian. And so, if one isn't, one keeps one's mouth shut.

Did you ever know that???? Did you know that Christians can blog their views, all over their blogs????? But if a non-believer did so, they take the chance of "turning readers off"?

Oh yes!!!!! Listen and learn! We usually keep our mouths shut. But sometimes, we just can't, any longer.

Sooooo, if I got brave, and put this in comments, why not get fully brave, and put my views in a post?!?!?! I-just-may-do-that!!!!!!

I appreciate your good wishes, Susie!!! I do! I do! I do! But I just couldn't "keep quiet" any longer.

Tessa

June 2, 2016 at 5:11 PM

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And so.....   Regardless of what happens, after this post....  I am doing it.  Jumping out of my "Safe Boat," into the "Waters of Speaking What I Happen To Think."  Thus throwing caution to the winds.  Yes, I know, that sounds overly dramatic.  But, if one has blogged for as many years as I have, and 'kept my mouth shut,'  it is like throwing caution to the winds.  

But wow!  It feels good out here!!!!  Sailing unknown waters.  With the wind in my hair and the steering wheel, securely in my own hand.

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