Dear William, Daniel, Catherine, (and Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Today, June 6, became known, on June 6, 1944, as “The Longest Day” [attributed to a comment made by Erwin Rommel to his aide on 22 April 1944: “…the first 24 hours of the invasion will be decisive…the fate of Germany depends on the outcome…for the Allies, as well as Germany, it will be the longest day”], the day the Allied Forces invaded Nazi occupied Europe.

This day, The Longest Day, is very important to YOU, because it it had not happened, you would not exist, because neither Babcia Krysia nor I would exist; so, Marek, Rysiu and Malgosia would not exist either. So, honor the people who made history, and made YOUR existence possible.

I became conscious of The Longest Day, when I saw the movie.

I have seen this movie many times since I first saw it in 1962 — I highly recommend it to you.

And, if you visit Europe (France), try to visit the beaches where all the action took place — I did not get a chance to do that — I understand that it it a very moving experience.

Here is a movie trailer from The Longest Day:

 

Here is some additional footage from that day:

 

I also liked (and still like) the theme music from that movie — here is a version sung by one of my music idols from my teenage years, Paul Anka:

 

When I was in 7th and 8th grade, Paul Anka was one of my favorite music performers.

Here are some of the songs he sang, that I enjoyed then (and I enjoyed now, preparing them for you) —

1.  Put Your Head On My Shoulder

2.  You Are My Destiny

3. Diana

4. Puppy Love

 

Love,

Dziadziuś Paweł.

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