In honor and remembrance of all those that gave the ultimate sacrifice on D-Day June 6 and in the many wars of freedom across the globe, the following which I saved and am now sharing honor those brave individuals for whom without their ultimate sacrifice, the world would be a much darker place.
"You could have heard a pin drop."
It seems that the greatest pleasure the International community takes is to make fun of, or harass American Citizens.
Here are some examples of well merited responses to those that tried to embarrass certain Americans:
When in England , at a fairly large conference, General Colin Powell was
asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example
of empire building' by President George Bush.
He answered the Archbishop by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return, was that amount necessary to bury those that did not return.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest
dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly:
'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; They have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day. They can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day. They carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from the flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that,
Whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitation, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked with typical French superiority and sarcasm.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. “Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.”, said the Frenchman.
'The American replied, "'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it. "Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival to France !'
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained,
"'Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show my passport to.'
You could have heard a pin drop
G-d Bless America!
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