Trump’s full D-Day remarks
I am struck by the advanced age of all and the seeming physical frailty of some of the veterans, which is a reminder that in a few years there will be none left. “You are among the very greatest of Americans who will ever live.”
I’m just going to reproduce what I said in the other thread. Seems more appropriate here.
I just watched Trump’s speech on youtube (will it stay there??) . A fantastic, moving speech. The Greatest Generation is slipping away. I hope we can keep what Trump has started going: a love of country and the spirit that those D-Day vets brought.
Visiting the American Cemetery in Normandy was one of the best trips we ever made. (May 2016) One of the things that struck us was the fact that the French people who lost lives, property, and family embraced their liberators and that spirit of thanksgiving exists to this day. I wonder if the desire to be truly free and not subject to oppressors exists in our time…our culture at large.
Standing at the WNs at Omaha are sobering. Perfect fields of fire . No way they could miss. A/1/116 walked right into it. They had to know the bombers had failed, the e
Rocket boats had failed and they went anyway, to their deaths and maiming. Companies C and D followed.
Command prepared to evacuate which would have been a bigger disaster.
individuals,then small groups pressed on. Junior officers, NCOs and even PFCs lead off the beach. These were the victors The Plan fell apart, but the mission did not.
This is how the ordinary became the Greatest.
Anybody notice?
Not a single “I” or “Me” in the entire speech.
How different than what would have occured if the previous occupant of the White House had given the speech.
It was all about the heroes, living and dead.
I have walked Omaha Beach also, several times. Each time I turn and look at the bluffs and ask myself “HOW DID THEY DO IT”.
From there you walk up to the cemetery and tears well up. Walking among the head stones is something that you never forget. I stopped at the graves of the two Roosevelt brothers. Two wars apart, together in Eternity.
Poignancy alert (H/T Brian Cates):
https://twitter.com/RepSpeier/status/1136744058779389952
(Meanwhile, one wonders now whether Trump’s inspired oratory on the subject of D-Day, American (and allied) heroism and celebration of the West will push the usual suspects into a frenzy of animosity towards all those things.)
Meanwhile, on the southern front:
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/06/06/something-big-just-happened-mexicos-southern-border/
And on the northern front:
https://twitter.com/leesmithdc?lang=en
IOW, expect the push for impeachment to become even fiercer.
Sorry. That last link should be:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ilhan-omar-violated-campaign-finance-rules-investigation-finds-as-questions-about-tax-status-arise
Trump gave a very very good speech. I wish I could say it was great, but its ending was trying to be inspired.
But instead sounded tired.
(JC Superstar lyrics and music now are remembered.)
Powerline has the full text (corrected), which I usually like much more than listing for 20+ minutes. I didn’t like Obama, don’t usually like listening to Trump. Hate Hillary, but also don’t like the acoustic sound of Palin’s voice, tho I like what she says.
Like Edward said — it was all about others, including Brits, Canadians & French. And about memory. With great little stories of real people, including a few in the audience, like a sister whose brother died. A French granddaughter of one liberated does tours of the graves, and showed the sister her brother’s grave. 92 years old.
“Marion and Stephanie are both with us today. And we thank you for keeping alive the memories of our precious heroes. Thank you.”
There were lots of thanks. Trump also didn’t look like he was reading every word from a teleprompter, tho I think there were aids for him; not sure.
“we pledge that our nations will forever be strong and united. We will forever be together, our people will forever be bold, our hearts will forever be loyal, and our children and their children will forever and always be free.”
I want to, but I don’t believe this.
The Democrats, and those who vote Dem, don’t really want us to be free.
In order to have freedom, you must live in peaceful acceptance with those who disagree with you. They can’t be fired for disagreement, like James Damore (?) at Google, or so many others. And too many college educated grads no longer support freedom.
I thought it was an excellent Trump speech. I use the term “Trump speech” because they have a unique character.
I don’t suppose his oratory would be considered soaring; nor his delivery classic. But, when he speaks as he did at Normandy he just comes across as very genuine. I am not sure that I have ever seen a speaker leave the microphone so often to honor, and hug, those who shared the camera. It just seemed so Trumpian, and very human. Wouldn’t that thought drive his detractors into paroxysms of outrage? I can hear the cries of “orchestrated” and “phony”. Nevertheless–
He is a many faceted man. At Normandy he showed one of his best faces; and I wish we could see it more often.
“And too many college educated grads no longer support freedom.”
The smirking-est of the “I love science” set, purport to believe both that consciousness does not exist, and that “the self” is an illusion.
What’s left? Nothing. Appetite … or urges … flowing downhill. ‘Me no exist. Me want ‘
“I am struck by the advanced age of all and the seeming physical frailty of some of the veterans,” – Neo
Getting all of those elderly and infirm gentlemen to France must have been an amazing logistic exercise. Assuming none of them enlisted any younger than 15 (many men lied), the youngest survivor would still be 90 years old.
Oldflyer – I have noticed in other speeches that Trump either greets, speaks to, or stands aside for his guests, to give them a share of the spotlight. Catch Obama ever doing that?
BTW, I watched another YouTube by CNN, and their banner and chyron took up much more of the screen, very hard to see the long shots of the beach and cemetery.
DaveindeSwamp on June 6, 2019 at 9:14 pm said:
“The Plan fell apart, but the mission did not.
This is how the ordinary became the Greatest.”
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Very well put.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/president-trumps-d-day-speech-drew-unexpected-praise-from-cnns-acosta-msnbcs-scarborough_2954017.html
Mostly surprise that he could stay on script and deliver a well-written, moving speech.
But it must have hurt them to say it.
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/06/07/world-war-ii-veterans-besotted-melania-trump-flirting-ensues/
Just for the fun of it.
Putting the speech in perspective.
https://freebeacon.com/columns/trumps-great-d-day-speech/