#DDAY75 - So many stories to tell and share, including actor Charles Durning's, but one in particular that connects-the-dots: Four generations of one family remember Great Britain's D-Day heroes

#DDay75thAnniversary #DDay75 pic.twitter.com/BwfVEt7gTG

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2019

I've been watching Sky News since late last night, early this morning in France, so wanted to share just some of what I've seen and been thinking about all day on this very important day.

#DDay75 - Actor #TomHanks sets the scene for 20-yr old #ArmyRanger and future actor #CharlesDurning's baptism of fire as part of 1st wave @ #DDay.
Durning recounts his harrowing moments escaping death; he received 1 Silver Star & 3 #PurpleHearts. https://t.co/wm0n2u7JWE

— HallandaleBeachBlog (@hbbtruth) June 6, 2019

President Trump spoke at a ceremony in Normandy, reflecting on the lives lost 75 years ago. “To the men that sit behind me and to the boys that rest in the field before me, your example will never grow old,” he said. “Your legend will never die.” https://t.co/B11FCfu3c1

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 6, 2019

Et qu’ils étaient vaillants ce jour en ce 75e anniversaire comme Monsieur Tom Rice : 97 ans et un saut en parachute parfait !
Nous n’oublierons jamais ni le prix de toutes ces vies perdues, ni notre liberté retrouvée grâce à leur courage #DDay75thAnniversary https://t.co/IDEVJdrLiV

— Olivia Gregoire (@oliviagregoire) June 5, 2019

Thursday’s Times

“A salute to sacrifice”#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers

(via @AllieHBNews) pic.twitter.com/sAO7i4irqq

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 5, 2019

Day of reckoning - the story of 24 hours that changed the world https://t.co/yAnUYw5iV8

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 5, 2019

Thursday’s Metro

“The Greatest Generation”#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers

(via @AllieHBNews) pic.twitter.com/z6bKOzD9DB

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) June 5, 2019

“My darling this is a very difficult letter for me to write. As you know something may happen at any moment and I cannot tell when you will receive this" https://t.co/sqS8nJl0Mn

— The Times of London (@thetimes) June 5, 2019

It was an honour to meet 94 year old D-Day veteran Eric Chardin in Portsmouth today, who was just 19 when he landed in Normandy 75 years ago. pic.twitter.com/0JbnIWBKP3

— Simon McCoy (@BBCSimonMcCoy) June 5, 2019

Sunrise over the beaches of Normandy exactly 75 years after more than 150,000 troops risked their lives for our freedom. @skynews #dday75 pic.twitter.com/yEXuBjdHgE

— Jonathan Samuels (@jonathansamuels) June 6, 2019

The sun is rising over Gold Beach. Today members of the Armed Forces will join veterans of D-Day and our allies in marking 75 years since the start of the Normandy Landings in a series of commemorations in France #DDay75 pic.twitter.com/E5FnOsZGv3

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 6, 2019

#DDAY75

Four generations remember Britain's D-Day heroes
Sky News
Uploaded on June 6, 2019

Clive Pitt is a D-Day veteran and, as the 75th anniversary of the landings returned, his family - including Sky News presenter Sarah Hewson - heard from him about his journey and made a journey of their own. #DDAY75

"It was a bit of a disaster... We didn't know what was happening."

Clive Pitt, who's the grandfather of Sky News presenter @skynewssarah, was one of more than 150,000 Allied soldiers who took part in the Normandy landings on D-Day.

Read his story here: https://t.co/93vl0MLSkK pic.twitter.com/homAUxN9YQ

— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 6, 2019

I was holding it together until I saw this.... @AliBunkallSKY and @newscamdickie flew over to Normandy in a WW2 Dakota - with them was my Grandad’s green beret on its final journey #commando #royalmarine #DDay75thAnniversary #greenberet pic.twitter.com/J4outorFzF

— Sarah Hewson (@skynewssarah) June 6, 2019

Thank you Grandad #dday #DDay75Anniversary #greenberet #normandy #finaljourney #heroes pic.twitter.com/eywi2EQ3CH

— Sarah Hewson (@skynewssarah) June 6, 2019

We travelled to Juno beach to tell the story of a truly inspiring man,Clive Pitt,through the eyes of his great grandson and granddaughter. Sadly he didn’t quite make today but he made his family and a nation proud of what he did 75 years ago. @skynewssarah https://t.co/FjaxaXG5Vp https://t.co/HNKqHmgfGe pic.twitter.com/4QXG9Gqnc3

— Mollie Malone (@Mollie_Malone1) June 6, 2019

@RBrookhiser 1/ MT @SkyNews 4 generations recall #UK's #DDay heroes.
As the 75th anniversary of the landings neared, D-Day veteran Clive Pitt & his family -inc. #SkyNews presenter @skynewssarah- heard fm him abt his journey & made a journey of thr own.😢https://t.co/iJKPz12aPx

— HallandaleBeachBlog (@hbbtruth) June 6, 2019

@RBrookhiser 2/ "I was holding it together until I saw this...." 😢#UK 🇬🇧 #commando #royalmarine #DDay75thAnniversary #greenberethttps://t.co/yjvqLkgBiy

— HallandaleBeachBlog (@hbbtruth) June 6, 2019

Defence Secretary @PennyMordaunt attended today's D-Day commemorations where she heard the stories of the courageous Normandy veterans. #DDay75 pic.twitter.com/X7gnAKnhYl

— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 6, 2019

#LeSaviezVous? Située a 7km des plages du #Débarquement, la ville de @BayeuxOfficiel est libérée le 7 juin 1944 par les hommes de la 50e division britannique débarqués à Gold Beach, devenant ainsi la première ville de France continentale libérée 🇫🇷🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/oqiUNZlDXf

— Ministère des Armées (@Defense_gouv) June 6, 2019

DVR Alert - Saturday on Turner Classic Movies at 3:15 pm EDT - The thriller "36 Hours," starring James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint - "James Garner thinks World War II is over but it's all a charade concocted by the Nazis"

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92944/36-Hours/

DVR Alert - Saturday on Turner Classic Movies at 3:15 pm EDT - The thriller "36 Hours," starring James Garner, Rod Taylor, Eva Marie Saint - "James Garner thinks World War II is over but it's all a charade concocted by the Nazis."

Directed by George Seaton 

"Give me any American for 36 hours and I'll give you back a traitor"-Major Walter Gerber

Co-stars John Banner, i.e Sgt. Schultz from CBS-TV's "Hogan's Heroes" as yes, a German sergeant, but one with a conscience.

I've seen this film at least three to four times already, and there's always a few interesting things I notice for the first time with each viewing that shows the enormous attention to detail made in concocting the elaborate charade.