I had the privilege of joining a team of skydivers for a D Day memorial jump honoring the El Pasoans who parachuted into France on June 6, 1944. While I'm not sure how much of an honor it was for them to watch a group made up mostly of civilians use modern equipment to make a jump before a crowd of spectators without the threat of Nazi antiaircraft fire or surrendering Frenchmen, it was a lot of fun.

My sincere thanks to all the men who fought in WWII, and particularly those who risked or gave their lives at Normandy. I hear that speaking German is very taxing on the vocal chords. And socialism isn't fun for anyone.