Memoirs of a Taiping Boy
Friday, 6 June 2014
Remembering D-Day 6 June 1944 - 70 Years On
Really, has 70 years passsed since that historic day of invasion of Europe by the Allied forces at Normandy? In 1994, on its 50th anniversary, there was a large contingent of military and volunteer groups that was involved in the re-enactment of the landing, complete with ships and landing craft.
The surivivors of the very these special people must be in their 90's now, the youngest could be only 88 years old (if he was drafted at the age of 18 in 1944). Also, their numbers must be dwindling down to several hundreds who are still alive.
Many movies were made about this historic day and I still enjoy watching them, namely, The Longest Day, Band of Brothers, The Pathfinders and Saving Private Ryan.
Thousands had died on Normandy Beach that day and the continued battles until the end of World War 2. How many more lives would be loss if another great war breaks out. Really, does our world need such a war? Worrisom threats by the Russians in the Ukraine, minor clashes on the Korean Peninsula and the challenges in the South China Sea which also involves spates between China and Japan.
Will we really achieve World Peace?
I do pray so, dear God, for World Peace.
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