ant that the truth, and your right I didnt see it any where on tv, it really is a good movie

You're kidding? I guess some folks just don't want to remember.

Too true.

Kind of sad, actually - not even The History Channel or The Military Channel carried it. Brilliant movie, too - all star international cast, technical advisers up the wazoo and great cinematography.

Honor those who gave their all so that we could enjoy the lives and freedoms we so enjoy. Sad that some would forget this fact. Its good to see your comics and art about such things Rabbi.

I chose to celebrate November 11th, but it's a personal choice, the important thing is to remember.

i cant resit watching that film either

We owe the Allied forces a great deal for their effort to stop the Axis powers. This was a great tribute and reminder, thanks!

They actually had it running on a channel last weekend, for Memorial Day.

They also ran:

"In Harm's Way" - a favorite of mine;

"Patton" - another favorite;

"The Great Escape" -- in honor of the 50;

They even ran the farce, "Operation Petticoat," with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.


I wish they'd have also run, "Run Silent, Run Deep;" "Torpedo Run;" "12 O'Clock High" (the MOVIE.. not the TV show).

And frankly "12 O'Clock High" has and always will have "Memphis Bell" beat by a mile.

God Bless our Vet's! The younger generation should learn from them, what real character is all about, IMO.

Until the movie Gettysburg came out, NROTC and the Navy Reserves used "12 o'Clock High" as a training film for leadership.

Wow... I didn't know that.

One thing I do know is that the TV series of the same name (with actor Robert Lansing) was filmed at what is now John Wayne Airport, in So. California. They military had deposited most of the remaining B-17's there, and Desilu used it for the series. Same studio was doing "The Untouchables" with Robert Stack.

We just had a B-17, a B-24 (which a relative of mine flew in WWII) and two Mustangs at the local airport for Memorial Day weekend.

I'll post the images soon. Walked through both and they are so narrow! To think they fought in such machines, looking larger than hell on the outside, cramped on the inside.

My next door neighbor flew a total of three bombing missions in Europe. They used his B-17 for shipping cargo into Europe for the rest of the war.

It's the network's choice not to play it. Talk to the people that think about money and market share over all else.

Yaaay for Pegasus Bridge! Up the Ox and Bucks!

My dad is 92. Signed up for the duration.
Went to Hawaii and put AA guns on everything that didn't move.
Island hopped and ended up on Teneion island.
Of course he couldn't see anything of the bomb.
NO ONE was aloud on that end of the island.
Not even the base commander.

My dad would have been 89, going on 90, by now.
He was in Tokyo Bay when the surrender was signed,
about half a mile away on the West Virginia......

Yep, No one showed The Longest Day or Saving Private Ryan on any channel. pissed me off. Although Military Channel had a good D-Day marathon

Are you serious?! I can't believe it! That movie is a classic!

An American Comic Artist mentioning the British contribution to WW2? I thought every war film portrayed the USA as the only allied forces.

Oh, you mean like this? http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2364618/

never heard about that movie actually

Being Swedish I can see why you hadn't.

Theres a Swedish film I'm trying to locate on DVD , 'Tali-Ihantala 1944'

maybe you can locate a copy? Even used? The English sub-titled version would be great!

Never heard of that movie either..but I'll see if I can find it somewhere :)

Erm. There were other days, many just as long.

D Day was an important moment of history. But it wasn't the only one. There were many other men and women and children who suffered and died in terrible conditions throughout all of history. And if they hadn't, then the results would just as dramatic for today's world as if D Day hadn't happened, or had gone horribly wrong.

I don't disagree with what you're saying. Pretty much the only thing we can do in recognition of what they did is to remember it, with as much detail and accuracy as possible. I just wish more people would remember all the other days just like it.

You are correct, there are numerous days that should be remembered, Right now we're approaching the 70th anniversary of the Blitz, Don't forget Dunkirk, Dieppe, Operation Torch, Sicily, Anzio, Crete, the Siege of Malta, Stalingrad, Kursk, Corrigadore , Bataan, Wake, Midway....I could go on and on.

Don't forget the one that started it all off... For the US, that is...

One of my pet peeves is how most only know of historical events if they are in a major Hollywood movie or video game. My grandfather fought in Brest and nobody seems to mention that. Also a lot of nations that fought in WW2 really don't get much attention; Poland, Brazil, France, China, Canada, Australia, Finland, the list goes on.

I was lucky to videotape "The Longest Day" back in the days when American Movie Classics played classic movies without commercials.

Paying for Turner Classic Movies in an additional cable tier costs too much though.

Great international cast and battle scenes.

It was wierd they had not aired it. It seems to be aired at least once a month otherwise. why not the 6th? Idiots!

I agree wholeheartedly. One of the reason why I play the Call of Duty games, to never forget the horrors and hardships and bad pixelisation our your soldiers had to go through.

I just wish there was one with an ANZAC campaign.

I'm trying to find a DVD copy of the movie 'Anzacs' with Paul Hogan, oddly enough, a very accurate film based on the Aussies bin WW1.

Sadly not many WW2 Aussie films I'm aware of.

The other major one we have is 'Gallipoli' but that's WW1, with a very young Mel Gibson.

His first real role I recall!!

I've heard of an Australian film called Kokoda. I've never seen though, and I'm not even sure if it's been released in the US. That's just the only movie I know of that depicts the campaign.

Yeah, I know. I jumped on Netflix to see if they had it streaming, but no luck.

All i remember from that movie is a guy in a funny helmet saying to the allied troops "welcome to europe! viva la france!" and then some bagpipes.

Thank you for being one of the people who remember. Seems most people nowadays tend to forget this stuff.