Normandy Commemoration Disgrace ...."Unfortunately, and sadly, Commander Koutz [right] was one among precious few Americans there to officially receive the thanks of the French people and all others in attendance. The commander was told that due to budget cuts, no U.S. military units were sent to Normandy this year. No fly-overs were authorized for the Normandy American Cemetery where 9,387 Americans who gave their lives to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany are laid to rest, nor for Pointe du Hoc, where U.S. Army Rangers climbed rope ladders through a hail of deadly enemy gunfire in order to break Hitler’s grip on continental Europe and begin the long, bloody march to victory in World War II."....
Hat tip to Val Brose; Santa Maria, CA
Commander honored in Normandy "Koutz was one of few American representatives of the military community in Normandy to receive gratitude of the French people for the liberation of their country after four years of Nazi occupation in 1944. The 69th anniversary of that liberation occurred this week.
The commander vowed to communicate with the White House, the Pentagon and members of Congress to see why U.S. military representation was so scant at the 69th anniversary of the invasion. More than a dozen D-Day veterans were on hand for ceremonies in Normandy."
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