Freedom Fury 80 Years After Normandy
Drew Bartkiewicz
CEO @Leaderly with the mission to scale continuous leader development to millions of people and organizations. Combat vet 82nd Airborne / Chairman of Patriapps Impact Ventures
Each year on June 6th, we recognize the remarkable courage and coordinated freedom fury as we recall the storming of Normandy, known as D-Day.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of that historic human event and when you comprehend the remarkable odds that were against the allies, you realize that freedom (like courage) is best measured over time. The unlikely victory was achieved with unstoppable freedom fury. And yet how these heroes chose to live out the balance of their lives in an upright, self-propelled manner would become the norm of Normandy for the next 80 years.
Let’s go back to June 6, 1944. Within just a few hours, thousands of Americans perished or were injured for life. And yet for the next eight decades thereafter, none of these men and women turned the balance of their lives into professional protesters, societal dependents, or drifting complainers. Quite the contrary. These warriors were grateful.
They dedicated their lives to embracing the incredible joy and fortune that comes with working hard and living in a free nation. They raged with fury at Normandy, not only to win a war, but against the singular idea of freedom being taken away from others, including potentially themselves.
Self-preservation provides great clarity. When you combine the threat to freedom with self-preservation, then that recipe creates a nuclear force called freedom fury.
You don’t mess with freedom fury, you don’t touch it, you just try to become part of it and realize that to live free, and on your own accord, is to discover who you really are and what life is all about. Only a free person can truly know and appreciate that truth, which is why the free person becomes a lethal warrior like no other.
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Living in tyranny under the rules of others not only shrinks a person’s natural destiny as a human being but it conceals all the magic and mystery that life offers. This is what unlocks freedom fury the most.
Everyone is born good. I believe that. Veterans know that. And those veterans of D-Day were not only good, they were great at exercising their freedom fury that changed the course of history and liberated millions for generations to come.
We encourage people to live a little more leaderly everyday, not to try and compare ourselves to these heroes of Normandy, but to in small ways honor the leaderly miracles they performed to win the battles of their lifetime and preserve our free way of life.
Let freedom ring with fury.
Drew Bartkiewicz
82nd Airborne Veteran & CEO of Leaderly
Former Green Beret & Airborne Ranger. Professional CFO/COO.
5 个月Wow Drew, D-Day's 80th really makes you think, doesn't it? Freedom and gratitude weren't just words back then; they were a way of life. It’s something we could all learn from, especially in how we lead.
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5 个月well stated Drew Bartkiewicz, always inspiring to learn about the individual heroic acts & the overall leadership; from Ike accepting full responsibility if operation failed to Theodore Roosevelt Jr at Utah Beach, add the combined Airborne Assault (LGOPs) & the Rangers Leading the Way....
No better lesson for the next great men than good men who were great #liveleaderly
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5 个月Love your "let freedom ring with fury," Drew Bartkiewicz. Thanks for your excellent post and perspective on the lessons of D-Day.