While I am glad that the U.S.Navy finally has the overdue recognition that it rightfully deserves, I wonder if there was any mention in the ceremony, or on the monument, to the U.S.Coast Guard's contribution to the landing forces in the invasion?
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=40043

"This operation proved to be the largest operation in human history, and none of it would have been possible without the United States Navy."
http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=64647

At least we should be a footnote! http://www.uscg.mil/history/Normandy_Index.asp

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Read about The U. S. Coast Guard at Normandy by Scott Price of the Coast Guard Historian's Office.

I worked the Joint Information Bureau at the 60th anniversary observances in 2004 and was truly humbled to be in the presence of so many honest-to-God heroes.

-Jeff

That was interesting, I didn't know about the landing craft off loading troops when they were way off shore..

My ex wife's father Edward A. Tucker was a skipper of one of the 83 foot Patrol boats off Normandy On D'Day.

He was a surf man before the war and was a C.P.O. in command of that boat I believe.

I tried to get this info to the "Matchbox Fleet's" web site a year or so ago when I became aware of it's existence, but the old boy who was webmaster was sick and I believe subsequently died. So I had no luck in contacting anyone.

Does anyone know if the site is still up?? And, if so what the U.R.L. might be??

Thanks in advance....Tawodi

My uncle was Chief of Boats on the HUTTER LIGGETT. He carried landing craft during WW2.