D-Day, June 6, 1944, 75 Years On
“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom. . . . Many thousands of men have died for such ideals as these. . . but these young boys. . . were cut off in their prime. . . I devoutly hope that we will never again have to see such scenes as these. I think and hope, and pray, that humanity will have learned. . . we must find some way . . . to gain an eternal peace for this world.”
D-Day, Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944 →
“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom. . . . Many thousands of men have died for such ideals as these. . . but these young boys. . . were cut off in their prime. . . I devoutly hope that we will never again have to see such scenes as these. I think and hope, and pray, that humanity will have learned. . . we must find some way . . . to gain an eternal peace for this world.” – via Carlo D’Este - Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life (ISBN-10: 0805056874)
The Allies That Landed On The Normandy Beaches That Day In Defense of Freedom: United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Free France, Greece, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Poland.
Canada's Communications Security Establishment, Assemblyline →
The CSE has published the sourcecode (via an Atlassian Bitbucket repository) for the organization's malware analytical toolkit. Outstanding. H/T
Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944 →
“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom. . . . Many thousands of men have died for such ideals as these. . . but these young boys. . . were cut off in their prime. . . I devoutly hope that we will never again have to see such scenes as these. I think and hope, and pray, that humanity will have learned. . . we must find some way . . . to gain an eternal peace for this world.”
The Mounties →
Quite true, indeed... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police / Gendarmerie Royale du Canada always get their man.
Codebreaker Granddaughter →
Litany of the quiet heroism of William Gordon Welchman at Bletchley Park, his modern day connections (in this case his granddaughter's well-placed esteem). Today's Must Read.
Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944
“… these men came here – British and our allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom. . . . Many thousands of men have died for such ideals as these. . . but these young boys. . . were cut off in their prime. . . I devoutly hope that we will never again have to see such scenes as these. I think and hope, and pray, that humanity will have learned. . . we must find some way . . . to gain an eternal peace for this world.”
– Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life, by Carlo D’Este (ISBN-10: 0805056874 Holt Paperbacks; First Edition)
Government of Canada, Data From Canada Mandated To Remain In Canada →
Dr. Michael Geist (Law Professor at the University of Ottawa, and the current holder of the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law) holds forth on current cloud cogitation up north (at least within the data confines of the Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada).
A Canadian Thanksgiving
Infosecurity.US wishes our Canadian Family and Friends the Very Happiest of Thanksgiving Holidays, Today 13 October 2014!