View Full Version : Google remembers Drive-In over D-Day?
airbornediver
06-06-2012, 05:47
So go on over to google.com
They're Google Doodle commemorates the 79th Anniversary of the Drive-In movie theater.
I guess the 68th Anniversary of D-Day just wasn't good enough for them. Well, Google may forget but I will not forget the shit my grandfather had to go through. I never knew him, he died in the service, but I will continue to honor his memory and sacrifices.
Google is Google - it appears they do it every June 6th.
They don't care - but we remember.
Well Google is Google. But it is June 6, so my Dad would have probably smiled wryly at the importance of a drive in versus D-Day. He would have made a comment of remembering the one that was more fun and no war stories would follow. He kept his medals in a shoe box under his bed. So for him and the men like him...
The citation below is for his actions the 7th, not the 6th when he landed at Omaha Beach. I have his invasion maps markets "Top Secret Bigot." He was also awarded a silver star and two bronze stars with V's along with 2 purple hearts during WWII. He was an NCO who received a battlefield commission. He and my mother are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
First Lieutenant John Synowsky, 18th Infantry United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on June 7, 1944, in France. When his platoon was leading in the battalion in the attack and reached a bridge on which an enemy machine gun was firing, First Lieutenant Synowsky, knowing that the machine gun would hold up the entire battalion, gallantly left his platoon and assaulted the machine gun. Creeping and crawling through fire so heavy that his men were unable to give him covering fire, he reached a point less than 10 yards from the enemy then quickly rose up and threw a hand grenade accurately into the emplacement destroying the machine gun. Snipers fired at him but, quickly locating the positions where the snipers were located, he returned their fire, killing them or causing them to flee. As a result of his courage and skillful actions, the battalion immediately resumed its attack, and because he alone exposed himself to the existing danger, not a man in his assault platoon was harmed. First Lieutenant Synowsky's extraordinary heroism and outstanding achievement infused in his men a spirit of the highest of military tradition.
He was quite a guy. Not just brave, but an inspirational father, inventive and an excellent home chef (not great at clean up but creative and smart).
DIYPatriot
06-06-2012, 07:53
Well Google is Google. But it is June 6, so my Dad would have probably smiled wryly at the importance of a drive in versus D-Day. He would have made a comment of remembering the one that was more fun and no war stories would follow. He kept his medals in a shoe box under his bed. So for him and the men like him...
The citation below is for his actions the 7th, not the 6th when he landed at Omaha Beach. I have his invasion maps markets "Top Secret Bigot." He was also awarded a silver star and two bronze stars with V's along with 2 purple hearts during WWII. He was an NCO who received a battlefield commission. He and my mother are buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
First Lieutenant John Synowsky, 18th Infantry United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on June 7, 1944, in France. When his platoon was leading in the battalion in the attack and reached a bridge on which an enemy machine gun was firing, First Lieutenant Synowsky, knowing that the machine gun would hold up the entire battalion, gallantly left his platoon and assaulted the machine gun. Creeping and crawling through fire so heavy that his men were unable to give him covering fire, he reached a point less than 10 yards from the enemy then quickly rose up and threw a hand grenade accurately into the emplacement destroying the machine gun. Snipers fired at him but, quickly locating the positions where the snipers were located, he returned their fire, killing them or causing them to flee. As a result of his courage and skillful actions, the battalion immediately resumed its attack, and because he alone exposed himself to the existing danger, not a man in his assault platoon was harmed. First Lieutenant Synowsky's extraordinary heroism and outstanding achievement infused in his men a spirit of the highest of military tradition.
He was quite a guy. Not just brave, but an inspirational father, inventive and an excellent home chef (not great at clean up but creative and smart).
Rock on! :lifter
We celebrate and remember D-Day every year. I'm proud and humbled to say both my grandfathers were part of the Greatest Generation. We'll never forget!
greenberetTFS
06-06-2012, 11:48
Very brave Father,something to be proud of........:lifter:lifter:lifter
Big Teddy :munchin
Very brave Father,something to be proud of........:lifter:lifter:lifter
Big Teddy :munchin
Thanks, Teddy. I forgot to mention, that the citation was for his DSC.
98G,
Your father sounds like one heck of a leader.
Curiosity got the best of me on the TS BIGOT reference in your post so I had to look it up. Pretty interesting reading (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2002/06/D-Day/allen-text/3).
Shalashaska
06-06-2012, 16:48
What does google have to do with the military?
Utah Bob
06-06-2012, 18:10
Why do you ask??
Shalashaska
06-06-2012, 18:14
Why do you ask??
Google usually does things like that for science, sci-fi and technological break through and major holidays.
airbornediver
06-06-2012, 18:30
Google usually does things like that for science, sci-fi and technological break through and major holidays.
Yeah, why bother commemorating the greatest invasion of mankind to destroy an empire hell-bent on world domination. They do it for Veteran's Day and Independence Day, why not Memorial Day and D-Day?
Check them out, they do it more than just for tech stuff. http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2011/All%20doodles
Shalashaska
06-06-2012, 18:37
Yeah, why bother commemorating the greatest invasion of mankind to destroy an empire hell-bent on world domination. They do it for Veteran's Day and Independence Day, why not Memorial Day and D-Day?
Check them out, they do it more than just for tech stuff. http://www.google.com/doodles/finder/2011/All%20doodles
Calm down bro. It is really not that cereal. You gonna boycott google?
The Reaper
06-06-2012, 19:11
Calm down bro. It is really not that cereal. You gonna boycott google?
And that is putting you very close to the exit here.
Leave the spot corrections to the staff. And tread lightly.
TR
It's about respect and recognition. Clearly the the Google doodle dept. lacks both of those when it comes to the military. They find it more appropriate to pay tribute to drive-ins and obscure French photographers and the like. Stupid hipsters.
Radar Rider
06-06-2012, 19:18
Google usually does things like that for science, sci-fi and technological break through and major holidays.
The creation of the drive-in is a break through? I spent a great night with my wife at a drive-in, but it cannot compare to one of the most important events in the history of the free world. You really can't compare drive-ins to D-Day, and that is really the point of this thread.
As an alternative to Google, I use https://ixquick.com/ - they do not record your IP address and provide secure searches.
Just saying...
The creation of the drive-in is a break through? I spent a great night with my wife at a drive-in, but it cannot compare to one of the most important events in the history of the free world. You really can't compare drive-ins to D-Day, and that is really the point of this thread.
You can't just reappear of out thin air like that RR! Long time, no posts! Welcome back! :lifter
Radar Rider
06-07-2012, 15:09
You can't just reappear of out thin air like that RR! Long time, no posts! Welcome back! :lifter
Thanks for the salutations; just been kind of busy pursuing a Master's Degree (took the final last week; I'M FINISHED).