From: Tim (tcb@hasher.demon.co.uk)
Date: Sat Jun 05 2004 - 11:00:18 PDT
I take it you know where this "D-Day" took place !
There are a lot of Frenchmen and women who sacrificed their lives for our
freedom 60 years ago.
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: Ida Heath [mailto:spike@defuniak.com]
Sent: 04 June 2004 02:58
To: Tim
Subject: Re: [MV] "D" in D-Day
Who really gives a crap what the french call anything?
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim <tcb@hasher.demon.co.uk>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] "D" in D-Day
> I believe the French call it J-Jour... that's J as in Jour...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
Behalf
> Of Wayne Harris
> Sent: 03 June 2004 23:19
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] "D" in D-Day
>
> O.K. Ron got it. BTW If you didn't know Ron is wanting to run for a Public
> Office that is why it took so long to say "The unnamed day on which a
> particular operation commences or is to commence". Wayne
>
>
>
> >From: "Ron" <rojoha@comcast.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>,"Wayne Harris"
> ><papercu@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] "D" in D-Day
> >Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:05:33 -0400
> >
> >Well, you asked....
> >
> >From the DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms......
> >times
> >(DOD) (C-, D-, M-days end at 2400 hours Universal Time (Zulu time) and
are
> >assumed to be 24 hours long for planning.) The Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs
> >of Staff normally coordinates the proposed date with the commanders of
the
> >appropriate unified and specified commands, as well as any recommended
> >changes to C-day. L-hour will be established per plan, crisis, or theater
> >of
> >operations and will apply to both air and surface movements. Normally,
> >L-hour will be established to allow C-day to be a 24-hour day.
> > a. C-day. The unnamed day on which a deployment operation commences
or
> >is to commence. The deployment may be movement of troops, cargo, weapon
> >systems, or a combination of these elements using any or all types of
> >transport. The letter "C" will be the only one used to denote the above.
> >The
> >highest command or headquarters responsible for coordinating the planning
> >will specify the exact meaning of C-day within the aforementioned
> >definition. The command or headquarters directly responsible for the
> >execution of the operation, if other than the one coordinating the
> >planning,
> >will do so in light of the meaning specified by the highest command or
> >headquarters coordinating the planning.
> > b. D-day. The unnamed day on which a particular operation commences
or
> >is to commence.
> > c. F-hour. The effective time of announcement by the Secretary of
> >Defense to the Military Departments of a decision to mobilize Reserve
> >units.
> >d. H-hour. The specific hour on D-day at which a particular operation
> >commences. e. H-hour (amphibious operations). For amphibious
> >operations,
> >the time the first assault elements are scheduled to touch down on the
> >beach, or a landing zone, and in some cases the commencement of
countermine
> >breaching operations.
> > f. L-hour. The specific hour on C-day at which a deployment
operation
> >commences or is to commence.
> > g. L-hour (amphibious operations). In amphibious operations, the
time
> >at
> >which the first helicopter of the helicopter-borne assault wave touches
> >down
> >in the landing zone.
> > h. M-day. The term used to designate the unnamed day on which full
> >mobilization commences or is due to commence.
> > i. N-day. The unnamed day an active duty unit is notified for
> >deployment
> >or redeployment.
> > j. R-day. Redeployment day. The day on which redeployment of major
> >combat, combat support, and combat service support forces begins in an
> >operation.
> > k. S-day. The day the President authorizes Selective Reserve callup
> >(not
> >more than 200,000).
> > l. T-day. The effective day coincident with Presidential declaration
> >of
> >national emergency and authorization of partial mobilization (not more
than
> >1,000,000 personnel exclusive of the 200,000 callup).
> > m. W-day. Declared by the National Command Authorities, W-day is
> >associated with an adversary decision to prepare for war (unambiguous
> >strategic warning).
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Wayne Harris" <papercu@hotmail.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Sent: 03 June, 2004 17:14
> >Subject: [MV] "D" in D-Day
> >
> >
> > > O.K. quiz time. Who knows what the "D" in D-Day stood for? And no it
is
> >not
> > > Dnvasion day. Wayne
> > >
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