The men on Omaha beach
The men on Omaha beach, also known as the soldiers on Omaha beach, are the men who took part in the D-Day landings. They died for our sins.[1]
As a set phrase, it refers to the Allied soldiers who took part in the D-Day Landings and in World War II more generally. Mentioning "the men on Omaha beach" to oppose what someone else has said, or to oppose a government policy or fact of life, invokes a sense of patriotism and courage. This usually comes in the form of "the men on Omaha beach didn't die for this". On /qa/, it is usually posted along with an image of a ragebait article[2] in the same fashion as classics like "society is collapsing", "delete /pol/", etc.
History
The first instance on /qa/ of "the men on Omaha beach" was on 17 March, 2021.[3] From there, it was quickly picked up (or forced) to the point where, by that same date the next month, the quip had morphed into an easily-recognisable template with varying subjects, including the Russians at Stalingrad,[4] the witches at Salem,[5] and the children at the Waco siege.[6] "Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first men to step foot on Omaha beach for this" was uttered for the first time in history.[7]
Citations
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/thread/4398106/#q4398143
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/search/text/died%20for%20this/type/op/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/thread/4060787/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/thread/4130716/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/thread/4126604/#4126614
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/thread/4209504/
- ↑ https://desuarchive.org/qa/thread/4126604/#4128034
