Quote Originally Posted by Bob Womack View Post
I'm reminded of the Britishicon 2nd Battallion of the Ox and Bucks who took Pegasus Bridge on D-Day evening. They were highly-trained glider troops, specifically trained to a peak for the aerial assault. Once they accomplished their D-Day task they were simply left in the line as ground troops and allowed to be killed off by attrition. Someone in one of the books referred to it as having been "****ed away."

Bob
I get it completely. However after D-Day gilder assaults were rare. If at all.