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NRA Life of Duty Helps Us Remember D-Day

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June 6, 2013 marks the 69th anniversary of “Operation Overlord” – the D-Day invasion where more than 160,000 allied troops landed on a 50-mile stretch of French Coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France in 1944. The invasion led to the deaths of more than 9,000 allied forces, but the victory resulted in a significant turning point for Europe’s history. Today, we would like to honor the allied forces that participated in the invasion by sharing a film created by the U.S. Army in 1969. In this film, the drama and battle action of the landing at Normandy is portrayed along with the fierce combat that took place to overcome “Fortress Europe” (compliments of the National Archives).

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3 Responses to “NRA Life of Duty Helps Us Remember D-Day”

  1. JimS says:

    God Bless One and All.

  2. Gunslinger6 says:

    The Greatest Generation!

  3. Glas says:

    My Godfather was a Screaming Eagle that day, I can not even imagine what that was like. God Bless