European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 5, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday june 5, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3 d in a Day not definitely defined by the stars and stripes c0llev1lle-sur-Mer, France what does the a a do in a Day stand for a a its doomsday i guess a answered spec. Kelly Rogers a Soldier supporting the 50th anniversary ceremonies at the Normandy american cemetery. Rogers answer was As Good As any. D for decision Day d for de Day in Brooklyn d for the big daddy of a Days a All Are answers readily Given this week along the French coast. While no one seems to know for sure when the term originated in the . Military Quot a Day is the Date for any planned action. It gives a military staff the timeline for require ments before and after the actual action usually a military assault. A hour is time of the assault on a Day the a hour at Omaha Beach on june 6, 1944, was 6 30 . It of course since that Day in 1944, to most of the world there is Only one a Day. According to most sources including websters new world dictionary the a a do is simply the first letter of the word but other sources have other definitions including the dictionary of military and technological abbreviations and acronyms which indicates that it stands for but it also says that it simply Means the Day on which any military operation begins. The French seem to Back the first let tar the Ory. They use the letter a a the first letter of Jour Day a and Call the june 6 Landing Date Jour. For those who want historical precision army records indicate that the world War i action at st Mihiel France was preceded with an order that used the term a Day for the Date of the attack and a hour for the Lime of the attack. It is believed to be the first mention of a Day and a hour Rogers the Soldier from Squaw a hey Calif who serves with Btry a 4th in 27th Field arty regt at Babenhausen Germany concluded a i less i really done to know what it Means but i now it took two years to plan and it turned the tide in world War rain As by Nancy l. Torner . Bureau Madingley England More than 5,000 . And British veterans military personnel and other spectators turned out in cold wet weather saturday to Honor americans world War ii dead and to witness the first visit by a . President to the Cambridge american military cemetery at Madingley. President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attended the event with British prime minister John major and his wife Norma As Well As other american and British officials. Also in attendance were former lbs news broadcaster Walter Cronkite and . Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen who served As a b-24 Pilot and Squadron commander in Europe during world War ii and who earned the distinguished flying Cross and air Medak the 350-acre cemetery about 14 Miles West of Cambridge was established As a temporary military cemetery in 1943 on land donated by Cambridge University. The site was dedicated in 1956 As the Only permanent american world War ii cemetery in the British Isles. It contains 3,812 Graves and 5,125 names on the Wall of the missing. Typical English weather Quot sprinkled rain throughout much of the hour Long memorial ceremony turning to heavy rain just after a b-17 flying fortress a p-15 Mustang and a spitfire flew Low Oyer the crowd marking the end of the service. The ceremony also was marked by four f-15e strike eagles from the 492nd fighter so at Raf Lakenheath which flew by in the missing Man formation to Honor the War dead. Also a musical tribute to band Leader Glenn Miller whose name appears on the Wall of the missing was performed by the . Air forces in Europe band. In his address to the crowd Clinton said a we have come Here today on a journey of remembrance. In their age All these people on the Wall and All these people behind us in Graves were equal. They were All americans. They fought to defeat a great evil that threatened to destroy our very Way of life what Winston Churchill called a the great principles of Freedom and the rights of Man which Are the joint inheritance of the English speaking world.�?T. A a. A. A. A amps Avo Dwion members of the audience Bow their Heads during a moment of silence at the american cemetery. ,. So a Dave Danjio president Clinton pays tribute to american and British troops who fought during world War 11. A for Long months Britain Bravy carried that fight on alone a Clinton said. A in the Battle of Britain night after frightful night the people of this besieged Island withstood the fierce attacks of Multi bombings. It was their finest hour. Amid the horror the British looked West for help. Then the yanks came deepening one of the world s profoundest Bonds. America gave to England an l. Sis Dave Aldio the Grampian Corby association pipe band plays amazing Grace on saturday during a Day commemoration ceremonies at the american military cemetery near Cambridge England. Infusion of arms and men. The British gave our troops the feeling that they were not so far from Home after All. The British gave us inspiration. The americans gave in return Hope. A the generation that won the second world War completed their Mission. Whether they walk among us or lie among us today a Clinton said. A and after looking Down in sorrow at those who paid the ultimate Price let us lift our eyes to the skies in w hich they Lew the ones they once commanded and let us Send to them the signal. A signal of our own that we do remember and that we do Honor and that we shall always carry on the work of these knights borne on
