Hero's Return In Armada Mass

June 6th 1944 An Armada masses at Europe's door Five sector landings, 160,000 troops On the following beaches, our hero's would swoop Utah, Omaha, Juno, Sword and Gold Allow me to write, as my story unfolds We, 50th Northumbrian Infantry To repatriate Europe's lost countries The Devonshire, Hampshire regiments but two The Allied might in this incredible feud Beach landing storm, between Le Hamel - Ver sur Mer Sectors Item, Jig and King Is where the 79th Armoured would sing Beachhead established, Mulberry harbour plan Reaching Bayeux, cut the road to Caen East we will go, meet with the Canadian troops Juno Beach they landed in their infantry groups King sector assault, casualties high Our tanks now landed, their shells fly Enemy positions pounded Men of both die Jig sector assault, Le Hamel fell Village by village, only time will tell Creully and Crepon reached and taken Forsaken Item sector, commando strong Harbour to take, enemy thrawn Important target, supplies to land Eventual demise of this German stand From this landing, our masses advanced Through deadened lands, i never glanced To absorb the sights that i witnessed there To look ahead, no stop no stare As i sit at home and close my eyes Not knowing whether to despise Being in the middle of carnage hell Our Hero's fell, but I'm here to tell " Dedicated to Stanley Elton Hollis - the one and only recipient of the Victoria Cross on D-Day June 6th 1944, but they are all hero's " http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/war-2.php