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| France marks the 'other D-Day' |
| 2004-08-16 |
| A naval display off the French Riviera has capped two days of celebrations to honour Allied veterans who liberated southern France during World War II. French President Jacques Chirac and the leaders of 14 African states that contributed troops to the 1944 invasion attended the ceremony. Mr Chirac was joined by African leaders aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle for the climax to the ceremony. I hope they got tested for radiation poisoning, I wouldn’t want to be w/in at least 10K miles of that rusting piece of junk. The two major Western allies - the UK and the US - had sent lower-ranking delegations to the ceremonies, both UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Vice-President Dick Cheney declining the invitation. Mr Chirac told their representatives France "will never forget the blood spilled by your children for liberty". |
| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #7 #4 Ferrous and rusting? Only if ze French forgot to attach ze sacrificial zinc anodes. |
| Posted by: penguin 2004-08-16 4:22:08 PM |
| #6 It was nothing compared to the Moonshine War. Or was that the Whiskey Rebellion? and Who Dumped the Gin into the Creek? (Shall We Gather By The River) |
| Posted by: A Alda 2004-08-16 3:26:31 PM |
| #5 My High School math teacher participated in that invasion. He said they called it the ‘Champaign Campaign’ because there was little resistance. He did mention that the French women were very ‘grateful’ to the troops. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2004-08-16 10:21:19 AM |
| #4 If it's ferrous and in salt water, it's rusting. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-08-16 9:54:54 AM |
| #3 Question, is the DeGaul truly "rusting". I would have thought it'd spent enough time in dry dock to be well clear of rust. Piece of junk I have no problem with, and I agree with the 10 klicks as well, but I would think rusting is probably inaccurate. |
| Posted by: yank 2004-08-16 9:47:42 AM |
| #2 We shoulda sent Tommy Franks. He coulda told the frogs we still do the liberation thing but only twice for one country. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-08-16 8:23:47 AM |
| #1 Mr Chirac told their representatives France "will never forget the blood spilled by your children for liberty". When they liberated you, I don't think they intended to have their children die later. |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-08-16 2:10:28 AM |