Anniversery Of D-day
Quaunaut
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<div class="IPBDescription">Pledge</div> I propose that as a honor to those that fought in WW2, all we play today, would be World War II games, for those that died on D-Day, and throughout the war as a whole, and those because of it.
While not reliving their struggle at all, we will be proving that they are in fact American heroes- when a young adult wants to be as if they were someone in World War II, it allows them to be idolizing someone of that time that they may know. Let it be known that gamers too are with honor and pride of what their ancestors did.
And if your German, don't be afraid to celebrate either- it was a point in humanity where war was the only way out of things, and Germany just became the scapegoat of the world, being it also started WW1. Be proud of your ancestorhood, not of your ancestor's leader's beliefs.
God Bless those men on June 6th, 1944.
While not reliving their struggle at all, we will be proving that they are in fact American heroes- when a young adult wants to be as if they were someone in World War II, it allows them to be idolizing someone of that time that they may know. Let it be known that gamers too are with honor and pride of what their ancestors did.
And if your German, don't be afraid to celebrate either- it was a point in humanity where war was the only way out of things, and Germany just became the scapegoat of the world, being it also started WW1. Be proud of your ancestorhood, not of your ancestor's leader's beliefs.
God Bless those men on June 6th, 1944.
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Indeed <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I left all my WW2 games at my moms <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I don't see how playing a WW2 game, something that glorifies such horrors is really a good way to memorize them. Just saying what you said will do <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Indeed <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I left all my WW2 games at my moms <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i only have BF1942 and DoD
omg jimmeh, you said m<i>o</i>m. and you're british!!1
omgomgomgomgomgomg
/me passes out
Anyone with me?
Ninja Edit: And about the British and Canadians- you say your own thing about your own men. I was just saying for America, and just letting the Germans know its okay.
Some Germans from where I live feel guilty about being German. They feel like even now, it was their fault.
And how dare I forget the RUSSIANS! The ones that fought the hardest during WW2, you guys too.
Yeah, but at the same time as D-Day they were fighting towards Berlin, you can't forget about them.
and were able to be patriotic in their life.
TBH 1900's-1950's > Later years
my grampa went to do cleanup after normandy and his brother died during it
they should get props too
Don't forget the french neither <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
they should get props too <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Except Stalin, natch. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Which is a shame because they mentioned Pegasus Bridge quite a few times over here (England) and now I want to play that mission again <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I does p**s me off no end when Americans, or at least the American media act as if America was the only hero of WWII. I'm not suggestion that's what Quaunaut was doing, but it happens. A lot.
wish i had call of duty, all i got is medal of honour and wolfenstein, and im just bored of them
What the hell are you talking about? Today marks the 60th anniversary of the D-Day, and reading through these posts, I'm getting the impression that many take it as just another reason to have a proud, patriotic, jolly celebration. Knock it off.
Operation Overlord stained the water of the Atlantic red. People got torn in half by machine guns. More people than anyone around here <i>knows</i> died on that one day. Old men - men who saw things that would turn your and my hair white on every other day of that war and carried on- still wake up sweating over their memories of that day sixty years later. Wipe that smile off your face - there's nothing nice about the D-Day.
Was it necessary? The historians argue, but I'm inclined to say 'yes'. Am I, as a German, thankful for the sacrifice the Allied soldiers made on that day? You can't imagine how much. But being thankful, I can not not be mournful for those who died and suffered - regardless of whether they attacked or defended the beach. And so, I will not be able to 'celebrate' the 60th anniversary of this day with fireworks and BBQ, and I will definetely not be able to 'pay my respect' by playing a computer game.
Just my 2 cent.
Celebrate their courage.
What the hell are you talking about? Today marks the 60th anniversary of the D-Day, and reading through these posts, I'm getting the impression that many take it as just another reason to have a proud, patriotic, jolly celebration. Knock it off.
Operation Overlord stained the water of the Atlantic red. People got torn in half by machine guns. More people than anyone around here <i>knows</i> died on that one day. Old men - men who saw things that would turn your and my hair white on every other day of that war and carried on- still wake up sweating over their memories of that day sixty years later. Wipe that smile off your face - there's nothing nice about the D-Day.
Was it necessary? The historians argue, but I'm inclined to say 'yes'. Am I, as a German, thankful for the sacrifice the Allied soldiers made on that day? You can't imagine how much. But being thankful, I can not not be mournful for those who died and suffered - regardless of whether they attacked or defended the beach. And so, I will not be able to 'celebrate' the 60th anniversary of this day with fireworks and BBQ, and I will definetely not be able to 'pay my respect' by playing a computer game.
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I'm not saying that at all. Nothing we could do could EVER amount to what was done that day.
I'm just trying to more or less say that I do care about what happened to the men of all those nations that day. If you want to slaughter me for that, fine- I know where my heart is, and thats all I think we meant by it.
self righteous gogogo
honestly, i think it shouldn't be "yay" anything. and why allied powers only, no tribute to the germans? everyone fought. everyone died. not everyone was a nazi, but every man was a soldier.
Okay, let's rephrase this.
One big cheer for the soldiers who fought and died in WWII. Every soldier was in the same boat, so to speak, no matter their country's leader.
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Erm... Either the one or the other, CWAG. I made no statement regarding the US in any way, I made a statement regarding the cruelty of war, and the in my perception grotesque way people tend to celebrate the pinnacles of this monstrosity, covering the suffering of the victims with pathos and heroism.
So here's to all those that fought at Utah, Omaha, Juno, Sword, and Gold.