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   T Chenault on May 31, 2019 at 1:31 pm

   I a bit taken back that everyone does not know about D-day. I may have struggled a bit before I saw “Saving Private Ryan”. That movie lit a fire in me that made me learn about the “Greatest Generation”. God bless the peace makers.

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     Christian Taylor on May 15, 2021 at 8:30 am

     I was floored myself… I just couldn’t understand how vast the loss of collective memory has become. But then I realized the movie you referenced, as well as, Band of Brothers came out 20 years go. Most people 30 and younger I spoke with have never even seen those films. We have a lot of work to do to educate ourselves in the US.

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   Julie Smylie on May 22, 2020 at 7:32 am

   Saving Private Ryan needs to be blasted into society again. How sad that these folks don’t know or understand the sacrifices made for their FREEDOM. I certainly can not name every battle, where is was fought, etc., but D-day is in the news every year. Thanks for reminding me that I need to remind my children and their children of the sacrifices made on their behalf, and not assume that they know.

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     Melissa Perkins on May 26, 2020 at 1:35 pm

     Julie~ Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Saving Private Ryan is a great film. It is our goal that The Girl Who Wore Freedom will also be available soon. We hope our film will encourage every generation to appreciate their freedom and those that served to make it possible. Stay tuned!

     TGWWF Blog Team

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   Paula Spagnuolo on April 5, 2021 at 9:36 am

   It’s truly sad how few Americans have even a minor grasp on US history. We should be ashamed of ourselves as a society that the only people who were able to answer are Europeans. As a first-generation American, it breaks my heart. I think your film is marvelous and should be part of school curriculums everywhere.

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     Christian Taylor on May 15, 2021 at 8:32 am

     Thank you Paula. We agree with you and are trying our best to introduce this history back into our culture! Help us spread the word. Our film is about to release and people will be able to watch it on all their devices so tell everyone you can and help us spread this history far and wide.

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   George W Ciampa on May 11, 2021 at 6:50 pm

   I’m a D-Day veteran and I am embarrassed that so many, young and old Americans don’t have a clue what D-Day is What to blame it on?—our education system. Teachers Unions have some responsibility. It should have been, and should now be, a part of the curriculum in all schools, starting with kindergarten and continuing through colleges and universities. It can be done on one page as should Pearl Harbor. (Dec. 7, 1941) Both dates, Dec. 7, 1941 and June 6, 1944 are dates to remember. Dec. 7th 1941, Bombing of Pearl Harbor that got the U.S. into World War 2 and June 6, 1944 was the Invasion of Normandy, France which was the beginning of our participation to win the war in Europe, which changed the world, and we went on from there with our Allies ending the war with Germany and Italy in Europe on May 8, 1944 and consequently defeating Japan climaxing with the Armistice signing on Sept 2, 1945 after dropping the Atomic bombs on Japan to cause their surrender.

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     Christian J Taylor on May 15, 2021 at 8:37 am

     George, we couldn’t agree with you more! First of all, we are so honored to have you join our conversation. Thank you for your thoughts and for all you did in the efforts in 1944 to keep us all free. We appreciate you! It is our aim at The Girl Who Wore Freedom to make sure that you and your men in arms are not forgotten.

     For those wanting to know more about George and what he did in the war and what he’s doing now visit his website: http://www.letfreedomringforall.org

     Also, look for his upcoming interview on the Documentary First podacast!

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       Anna Chiabuotu on June 11, 2021 at 2:48 pm

       This was fascinating to me. I’m British, and was shocked during a conversation with an American friend some time ago to find that she had no idea that British and Canadian troops also played an important role in D-Day; but at least she knew the basics of what happened!

       My husband is Nigerian (we live in Nigeria) and after watching this video I asked him what D-Day was. He said ‘D-Day… wasn’t that the day World War 2 was declared over?’ So, wrong, but in the right ball park at least! It’s so surprising to me that people whose grandparents’ generation were actually involved would know so little about it.

       I’ll be the first to say that we Brits don’t learn as broad a scope of history as we should. We still tend to whitewash (or try to ignore) our colonial history and war crimes (Boer war, anyone?), and pay relatively little attention to events outside of Europe. But when there’s something we can actually be pretty proud of, we pay attention. And we’re proud of those soldiers who risked or gave their lives on D-Day – Brits, Americans, Canadians, all of them.

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