I served with gay soldiers and 99.99% of them wanted absolutely nothing to do with "pride" as they felt pride meant something entirely else to them.....
I would also absolutely guarantee these people I worked with paused on June 5th and 6th and thought of those that jumped into DZs and stormed the beaches....
That makes sense to me.
I'm about 35 minutes from Appomattox Va, at the courthouse where Lee officially Surrendered to Grant.
I have walked the park 3 times, been in all the buildings, and even in the days before ropes and crowds, you weren't imited in where you could go, it was a very respectful place then(of course the ropes are for today's society, a whole nother subject)
There is a main single lane country road right through it, as well as other battlefields nearby(Lots of wooden fencing of the era line the roadsides in several places).
I was a Pepsi delivery guy for about 4 years, early starts, passing right by the Courthouse and through battlefields at or before sunrise.
Especially warm weather, truck or van coasting low speeds, no traffic, a very still place.
I would usually pass back through in early to mid afternoon, with beuatiful views and lots of history.
I didn't mean to start the hijack, lol,
but even a non militart guy like me with any respect and appreciation, can just feel the vibe there.
I enjoyed watching WW2 vets on youtube attending the anniversary ceromony at D-Day, on the beach, and cliffs above.
Their expressions and emotions spoke volumes, before they ever said a word.
There were tears...and alot of smiling old badasses laughing at how they don't know how they survived, and how many dealt with guilt from that for many years.
Countless lessons to be learned from events better than fiction, and the generation that lived it.
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