for some reason the mixture of precipitation (here as well as there) and d-day has got the pointer sisters song, its raining men, stuck in my brain. my favorite d-day story, other than the fact of its success, was all the disinformation that the allies employed to try and confuse the germans. i think they had entire dummy encampments in england to make it seem like there was nothing going on. somehow the idea of a ghost encampment with fake sounds and inflatable tanks is hilarious to me. its not quite the trojan horse but still an effective prophylactic. how about the supposed rationale for choosing new orleans for the memorial? i guess the guy who designed the amphibious landcraft hailed from the big easy. does anyone from new orleans actually call it the big easy?
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- dave 6-06-2000 3:08 pm