[at-l] Veteran's Day Part 2

[Steve Landis]

Frank Looper wrote:

> Frank the Crank 

Now that's a handle, much better than frankiepoo.


Not a veteran.  Flew the Flag and called my Dad who was climbing down 
the ropes invading North Africa on his 21st birthday.

"Before dawn on 8 November 1942, American soldiers waded through the 
surf of North African beaches in three widely separated areas to begin 
the largest amphibious operations that had ever been attempted in the 
history of warfare. These troops were the vanguard for a series of 
operations that eventually involved more than a million of their 
compatriots in action in the Mediterranean area. One campaign led to 
another. Before the surrender in May 1945 put an end to hostilities in 
Europe, American units in the Mediterranean area had fought in North 
Africa, Sicily, Italy, Sardinia, Corsica, and southern France. [1]"

http://www.history.army.mil/books/70-7_07.htm

Steve