It brings a lump to your throat.

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No disrespect intended Hedgetrimmer, I have and always had the utmost respect for those guys. However I did correct the wording as I had left out a word
The term was used by veterans themselves from WW1, WW2 and Vietnam when telling me of the horrors of the wars.
They did not consider it disrespectful because they felt they were on occasions used like that in desperate virtually unwinnable situation.
Strength of numbers got those guys up the beaches of Normandy, if you have not been there, go there you will see exactly why.
We have a monument to those who were lost in both wars in my home parish, most of them under 21.
Ireland was fighting its own independence battle during the 14 to 18 war yet many of our youngsters when to fight.When WW2 was on Ireland choose to remain neutral, something I have never agreed with as were many of those Irish who who fought and died in Normandy.
I have taken a lot of time out of holidays to ensure I got to visit these places to pay respects for what these men and women did.
I still have many to go to and one in particular is Salonica where my wifes Grandfather is buried having lost his life and leaving a wife and 6 children behind 3 months before WW1 ended.The term was not used disrespectfully and if offended you it was not intended.
What I do find disrespectful is derogatory comments made by many British on their holidays about the French when quarter of its country was overrun at the start of the WW2.France had fortified its borders with Germany where they expected the German invasion, they did not expect a Belgium side invasion.
The French Resistance were one of the toughest most active resistance movements (most untrained in military methods) and without them much of the war effort would never have succeeded. The French on there own tried in vain to ward off the German invasion with an equal number of Men and tanks, but were outgunned by over double the air power of Germany Luftwaffe.It is much easier to invade a Land Border than a Sea Border which is what kept England safer.
It is important that everybody pays their respects to those who lost their lives and survived the horrors of both wars and value the freedom they fought for.
Rant Over

"vive le France" the French resistance were surely one of the very bravest of people,where death was guaranteed at the slightest slip up.Men ,women and teenagers were plotting,scheming,doing everything they could to upset the Nazis,a truly remarkable race of people.