mrs.cos Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I thought you people would find this tribute pretty interesting To mark Peace Day on September 21 2013, Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss, two artists from Bradford, England, set out with hundreds of volunteers to commemorate the 9000 civilians, Allies and German forces lost on D-Day, June 6 1944. The Fallen project took place at Arromanches, a French tourist town that lies along the stretch of coastline designated as Gold Beach during the D-Day landings. Over a period of five hours, volunteers used rakes and stencils to etch 9000 figures into the sand. The results were immortalized through photography with the etched figures washed away by the tide later that day. http://twistedsifter.com/2013/09/volunteers-etch-figures-into-normandy-beach-dday-memorial/ http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/fallen-soldiers-etched-into-sand-normandy-beach-peace-day-land-art-project-13.jpg http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/fallen-soldiers-etched-into-sand-normandy-beach-peace-day-land-art-project-5.jpg http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/fallen-soldiers-etched-into-sand-normandy-beach-peace-day-land-art-project-8.jpg http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/fallen-soldiers-etched-into-sand-normandy-beach-peace-day-land-art-project-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 WOW. How much did that cost, you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 WOW. How much did that cost, you think? Nothing but time is was all done by volunteers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Not sure if you've ever been there Trish, but the actual Normandy American Cemetery is an incredible place to visit. It's a small reminder of the cost of war, with almost 10k buried and a wall commemorating 1,500 missing. As you walk around the beach nearby, there are still many pillboxes and craters from bombs dropped in the area. One of those things that every American needs to experience. I've been to the sites of many Civil War battles and nothing compares. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Not sure if you've ever been there Trish, but the actual Normandy American Cemetery is an incredible place to visit. It's a small reminder of the cost of war, with almost 10k buried and a wall commemorating 1,500 missing. As you walk around the beach nearby, there are still many pillboxes and craters from bombs dropped in the area. One of those things that every American needs to experience. I've been to the sites of many Civil War battles and nothing compares. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial One day.... One day.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 The opening to Saving Private Ryan is probably the most gripping opening to any movie I've ever seen. I know that's not exactly what we're talking about here, but it came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 The first mission on Medal of Honor (PS2 days) has you storming the beach alone with like four other dudes (and the occasional scripted guy running up into an explosion) because evidently it couldn't process more than that. I know that's not exactly what we're talking about here, but it came to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 The opening to Saving Private Ryan is probably the most gripping opening to any movie I've ever seen. I know that's not exactly what we're talking about here, but it came to mind. I both love and hate it. Mostly because after SPR won all those Oscars everyone decided "HOLY SHIT MY MOVIE NEEDS 500 TIMES MORE SHAKY CAMERA IF WE'RE GONNA WIN ANY AWARDS" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 I both love and hate it. Mostly because after SPR won all those Oscars everyone decided "HOLY SHIT MY MOVIE NEEDS 500 TIMES MORE SHAKY CAMERA IF WE'RE GONNA WIN ANY AWARDS" Blair Witch Project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckin Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Kinda sick if ya ask me, Having a grandfather who survived Omaha beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Kinda sick if ya ask me, Having a grandfather who survived Omaha beach. We'll need you to expatiate on "sick." Double meaning detected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Blair Witch Project. Saving Private Ryan was 1998, Blair Witch Project was 1999. Unless that was the point, and it was lost on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Connecting history to current events and not giving a single fuck while doing it: http://imgur.com/H6W13ci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Makes you thank how many people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) Not sure if you've ever been there Trish, but the actual Normandy American Cemetery is an incredible place to visit. It's a small reminder of the cost of war, with almost 10k buried and a wall commemorating 1,500 missing. As you walk around the beach nearby, there are still many pillboxes and craters from bombs dropped in the area. One of those things that every American needs to experience. I've been to the sites of many Civil War battles and nothing compares. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_American_Cemetery_and_Memorial http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/3aga6uhy.jpg My great uncle above, I went there to get pics and lay flowers at the grave. Nobody in my family has been to his grave until I went in 2006. I brought back pics to my grandmother (her brother) before her Parkinson's got bad so she could see his grave before she passed. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/abe6ybaz.jpg Place is beautiful. So many graves. That part of France was awesome. Edited October 1, 2013 by Benjamin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Pomade Posted October 1, 2013 Report Share Posted October 1, 2013 Saving Private Ryan was 1998, Blair Witch Project was 1999. Unless that was the point, and it was lost on me. Yeah, that was the point - I probably should have been clearer. When you said shaky camera, BWP came to mind immediately. I thought it came after SPR, but wasn't sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckin Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 We'll need you to expatiate on "sick." Double meaning detected. As in sick to my stomach, bad taste. But that's my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 When I was in England, I went to the National Cemetery in Cambridge. It's a very reverent feeling that you get walking through that place. Just really sinking in that each of those monuments represents someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/3aga6uhy.jpg My great uncle above, I went there to get pics and lay flowers at the grave. Nobody in my family has been to his grave until I went in 2006. I brought back pics to my grandmother (her brother) before her Parkinson's got bad so she could see his grave before she passed. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/abe6ybaz.jpg Place is beautiful. So many graves. That part of France was awesome. Sends a chill down my spine. Where did you stay up there? I was in a little town called Honfleur and it was amazing. Best moules frites I've ever eaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 We stayed at a bed and breakfast in Saint-Laurent-Sur-Mer. Place was pretty awesome. Old French country farm house. Fresh everything. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/02/y2yda9eh.jpg One of the fortified positions on the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versluis Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 I will go there some day and Pearl Harbor. WWII is probably my favorite in all of history and most interesting. I have no words to say when I look at that picture because of how many lives were lost that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 My first battalion I served in was the 299th Engineer Battalion. Our motto was "First on Omaha". Pretty cool to have served in the same battalion that opened the beaches of Omaha up. Our battalion sustained upwards of 40%. That's where the average life expectancy of a combat engineer during a combat breach was 16 seconds. I have nothing but the utmost respect for all those who executed the operation. There's a reason they're the Greatest Generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 My first battalion I served in was the 299th Engineer Battalion. Our motto was "First on Omaha". Pretty cool to have served in the same battalion that opened the beaches of Omaha up. Our battalion sustained upwards of 40%. That's where the average life expectancy of a combat engineer during a combat breach was 16 seconds. I have nothing but the utmost respect for all those who executed the operation. There's a reason they're the Greatest Generation. I feel like that'd be a hard pitch to get someone to join now, instead of back then when you had no choice. "Hey you can be in this battalion, you might not make it more than 15 seconds when shit hits the fan but hey, you can still join." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 I feel like that'd be a hard pitch to get someone to join now, instead of back then when you had no choice. "Hey you can be in this battalion, you might not make it more than 15 seconds when shit hits the fan but hey, you can still join." That's why we're so much more willing to go to war now. People would get out and protest if everyone were eligible to be drafted. I say bring back the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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