By Rick Morris
NOTE: This is our annual Memorial Day
tribute from The FDH Lounge.
Veterans have always been heroes to me,
people who put a cause greater than themselves ahead of their own well-being.
This very visceral account of D-Day from Charles Durning tells the story in all
of its honor and horror.
I can't even imagine what it would be
like to experience a wartime experience such as this. Nor can I fathom the
decades afterwards, as men like Durning came home from war, settled down, had
families and built careers -- and were no doubt haunted by the memories of
their friends who were cut down when they were very young and never experienced
any postwar life.
On this unofficial "first day of
summer," let's all try to take some time to remember those who helped make
it possible through their blood and sweat. It's a horrible dishonor to let a
day like this pass without feeling some gratitude towards the best and bravest
among us.
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