Comments on: Epitome Of Hell: D-Day Normandy Invasion June 6, 1944 – 65th Anniversary Ceremony http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony Saigon Kids and Alumni of American Community School Saigon (1955 - 1975) - Kind Words Go A Long Way Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:43:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay Oyler http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3423 Jay Oyler Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:36:01 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3423 Thanks for the memories... Sorry to see you get wet on your last day. ( GREAT Pic ) My Dad used to have a paper weight of that very statue on his desk where all the needless memos went before going in the trash. LOL Thanks for the memories… Sorry to see you get wet on your last day. ( GREAT Pic ) My Dad used to have a paper weight of that very statue on his desk where all the needless memos went before going in the trash. LOL

]]> By: Bruce Thomas http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3421 Bruce Thomas Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:10:25 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3421 The sign describes the costume(s) that have been given (for the current month, June) to dress up the most famous statue in Brussels: le Manneken Pis, a centuries-old attraction. Hey Frank: how many Ba-Muoi-Ba's did you have to give that kid to make him pee on your head so accurately? For the full-blown history of le Manneken Pis, start by reading the entry on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis) and progress to the "official" website that's linked at the bottom of the page. Bruce The sign describes the costume(s) that have been given (for the current month, June) to dress up the most famous statue in Brussels: le Manneken Pis, a centuries-old attraction.

Hey Frank: how many Ba-Muoi-Ba’s did you have to give that kid to make him pee on your head so accurately?

For the full-blown history of le Manneken Pis, start by reading the entry on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis) and progress to the “official” website that’s linked at the bottom of the page.

Bruce

]]> By: randy seely http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3418 randy seely Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:46:06 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3418 Frank...what a wonderful photographic journal of your trip...thanks very much for sharing with us! Mike...nice mention of your dad's role in D-Day. What incredible heroics, huh? Thanks to your dad...and all the other dads...mine included..who played a role in forging the Allied route across Europe. I feel such pride. Randy Frank…what a wonderful photographic journal of your trip…thanks very much for sharing with us!

Mike…nice mention of your dad’s role in D-Day. What incredible heroics, huh? Thanks to your dad…and all the other dads…mine included..who played a role in forging the Allied route across Europe. I feel such pride.

Randy

]]> By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3417 Admin Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:57:09 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3417 Does anyone know what the sign says??? Rock on Frank ... Have a safe journey home! :) Bob Does anyone know what the sign says???

Rock on Frank …

Have a safe journey home! :)

Bob

]]> By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3416 Admin Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:10:37 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3416 <p><strong>This was my last stop.</strong></p> <br> <br> <img src="http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/wp-content/themes/IAT9/images/013europeen.jpg" alt="Euro--pee'n" /> <img src="http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/wp-content/themes/IAT9/images/014signeuropeen.jpg" alt="Sign Euro--pee'n" /> <br> <br> <p><strong>I was walking down the street and met a euro--pee'n!!</strong></p> <br> <br> <p><strong>Frank</strong></p> This was my last stop.

Euro--pee'n
Sign Euro--pee'n

I was walking down the street and met a euro–pee’n!!

Frank

]]> By: Mike Dunn http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3411 Mike Dunn Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:37:57 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3411 Oops! It was Lafayette, not La Salle, that General Pershing was commemorating, when he came over to France with the AEF to help out in the Great War (now known as WWI). Oops! It was Lafayette, not La Salle, that General Pershing was commemorating, when he came over to France with the AEF to help out in the Great War (now known as WWI).

]]> By: Mike Dunn http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3410 Mike Dunn Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:04:47 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3410 Great pictures, Frank! Thanks. I'm guessing Ohio is where you were born? I was lucky enough to go on an Officers Call to Bastogne, courtesy of our commander in Germany, when I was in the 21st Support Command. I have never been to Normandy, so it'll have to be on my bucket list. My Dad was an early bird on D-Day, and is mentioned in Cornelius Ryan's, THE LONGEST DAY. He was given the mission to clear the Isle d' St. Mere E'couf (don't know if I spelled that right). He was in the 4th Cavalry and was given command of a task force to accomplish the mission. No Germans, just a bunch of mines and booby traps, so Cornelius Ryan called it a footnote in history (which did not set well with Dad, and the families of the lost troopers.) So, it is, we go to France, as you said, to learn about America. "La Salle, nous sommes ici," is a quote from Black Jack Pershing, as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown, in Paris. Great pictures, Frank! Thanks. I’m guessing Ohio is where you were born? I was lucky enough to go on an Officers Call to Bastogne, courtesy of our commander in Germany, when I was in the 21st Support Command. I have never been to Normandy, so it’ll have to be on my bucket list. My Dad was an early bird on D-Day, and is mentioned in Cornelius Ryan’s, THE LONGEST DAY. He was given the mission to clear the Isle d’ St. Mere E’couf (don’t know if I spelled that right). He was in the 4th Cavalry and was given command of a task force to accomplish the mission. No Germans, just a bunch of mines and booby traps, so Cornelius Ryan called it a footnote in history (which did not set well with Dad, and the families of the lost troopers.) So, it is, we go to France, as you said, to learn about America. “La Salle, nous sommes ici,” is a quote from Black Jack Pershing, as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown, in Paris.

]]> By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3408 Admin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:30:31 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3408 Mike - thanks for the info. Not being a military history buff, I never knew that about "Nuts". Just goes to show we can always learn something new - I did today. Roy - why wait to next year to have a 'blast'?! Remember that old saying, "Do It Now!" - LOL :) Hmmm, just had an idea (dangerous I know - lol) ... a new Saigon Kids private label beer "Blast 33" or "Ba Muoi Ba Blast" - lol. Soooo has anyone figured out why Frank took the picture of the monument with Ohio showing???? Rock on Saigon Kids ... Bob Mike – thanks for the info. Not being a military history buff, I never knew that about “Nuts”. Just goes to show we can always learn something new – I did today.

Roy – why wait to next year to have a ‘blast’?! Remember that old saying, “Do It Now!” – LOL :)

Hmmm, just had an idea (dangerous I know – lol) … a new Saigon Kids private label beer “Blast 33″ or “Ba Muoi Ba Blast” – lol.

Soooo has anyone figured out why Frank took the picture of the monument with Ohio showing????

Rock on Saigon Kids …

Bob

]]> By: Roy McDonald http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3407 Roy McDonald Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:09:11 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3407 You are right Mike ... that really confused the Germans! Glad you are having a blast Frank ... my turn next year. Roy You are right Mike … that really confused the Germans! Glad you are having a blast Frank … my turn next year.

Roy

]]> By: Mike Dunn http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3406 Mike Dunn Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:31:19 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3406 "Nuts!" was BG Anthony P. McAuliffe's reply to the Germans at Bastogne when they sent him a message requesting he surrender. “Nuts!” was BG Anthony P. McAuliffe’s reply to the Germans at Bastogne when they sent him a message requesting he surrender.

]]> By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3405 Admin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:24:53 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3405 Well geezzz ... Mimi I guess I should have read the Menu - LOL. When Frank titled the pix as a "bar" I just assumed it was a 'drink' menu ... lol But, now I see ... it is food! ha ha ha :) Now I wonder if Frank ate one of those Barracuda's - lol - that would be a sight to see, wouldn't?! But, knowing Frank he just might do it sooooo he could wash it down with 3 litres of Ba Muoi Ba - LOL Jay - where are you at that 19 Euros is expensive - lol - Heck most of the sandwich places around here run about the same @ around $8/9 USD per foot, and they are not even a 'barracuda'... ha ha ha Dang! All this talk about food is making me hungry. Think I'll go for a Vienna corned beef sandwich - LOL :) [Yes, of course with garlic - Mimi - LOL - gotta keep them vampires away! :) ] Peace to all and to all a good night ... Bob Well geezzz … Mimi I guess I should have read the Menu – LOL. When Frank titled the pix as a “bar” I just assumed it was a ‘drink’ menu … lol

But, now I see … it is food! ha ha ha :)

Now I wonder if Frank ate one of those Barracuda’s – lol – that would be a sight to see, wouldn’t?! But, knowing Frank he just might do it sooooo he could wash it down with 3 litres of Ba Muoi Ba – LOL

Jay – where are you at that 19 Euros is expensive – lol – Heck most of the sandwich places around here run about the same @ around $8/9 USD per foot, and they are not even a ‘barracuda’… ha ha ha

Dang! All this talk about food is making me hungry. Think I’ll go for a Vienna corned beef sandwich – LOL :) [Yes, of course with garlic - Mimi - LOL - gotta keep them vampires away! :) ]

Peace to all and to all a good night …

Bob

]]> By: Jay Oyler http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3404 Jay Oyler Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:58:36 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3404 19 euros = $26.79 19 euros = $26.79

]]> By: Jay Oyler http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3403 Jay Oyler Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:54:12 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3403 19 Euros for a meter long sandwich and a beer? WOW a bit pricy oui? Mon Deux! 19 Euros for a meter long sandwich and a beer? WOW a bit pricy oui? Mon Deux!

]]> By: Mimi http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3402 Mimi Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:48:37 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3402 Nice menu!!! one meter of sausage...!!! that is for big appetites. And not too expensive at that! The white caliber ? maybe bcz the thuringer is (also) a sausage but with veal in it. Just a guess! Looking at the peacefull landscape pic,of what has been more than once over the centuries the scene of bloody battles, I was thinking that may be it does take a lot of deaths, tears and misery to finally learn that there is another way to live. At least, the europeans seem to have understood. Thanx Frank for keeping in touch. And Bob, glad that everything is ok on your side. xxx mimi Nice menu!!! one meter of sausage…!!! that is for big appetites. And not too expensive at that!
The white caliber ? maybe bcz the thuringer is (also) a sausage but with veal in it. Just a guess!

Looking at the peacefull landscape pic,of what has been more than once over the centuries the scene of bloody battles, I was thinking that may be it does take a lot of deaths, tears and misery to finally learn that there is another way to live. At least, the europeans seem to have understood.

Thanx Frank for keeping in touch.
And Bob, glad that everything is ok on your side.
xxx mimi

]]> By: Admin http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/epitome-of-hell-d-day-normandy-invasion-june-6-1944-65th-anniversary-ceremony/comment-page-1#comment-3401 Admin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:15:39 +0000 http://saigonkidsamericancommunityschool.com/?p=971#comment-3401 Frank - I think you took the picture with Ohio showing because: you were actually taking a picture of the girls under the umbrella and they just happened to be standing under Ohio ... LOL :) Ahh ... Le Nut's ... how fitting, Frank - suits you to a tea ... LOL :) - do you feel at home there in the "Nut House" ... ha ha ha ROFL :) In checking out the Menu I see we have a "30 Caliber" and a "30 White Caliber" - what's the difference between them ... ohhhh let me guess one is white and the other isn't! - LOL - Is it some kind of drink? What's it got in it? Not being a drinking man I've never heard of it before ... lol But, the first item on the Menu does remind me of an old Rock N Roll song ... "Barracuda" - remember that one Frank!?! Rock on Saigon Kid ... Bob PS: Thanks for all the great pictures, Frank! Very much appreciated! Where are you off to next???? Frank – I think you took the picture with Ohio showing because: you were actually taking a picture of the girls under the umbrella and they just happened to be standing under Ohio … LOL :)

Ahh … Le Nut’s … how fitting, Frank – suits you to a tea … LOL :) – do you feel at home there in the “Nut House” … ha ha ha ROFL :)

In checking out the Menu I see we have a “30 Caliber” and a “30 White Caliber” – what’s the difference between them … ohhhh let me guess one is white and the other isn’t! – LOL – Is it some kind of drink? What’s it got in it? Not being a drinking man I’ve never heard of it before … lol

But, the first item on the Menu does remind me of an old Rock N Roll song … “Barracuda” – remember that one Frank!?!

Rock on Saigon Kid …

Bob

PS: Thanks for all the great pictures, Frank! Very much appreciated! Where are you off to next????

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