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Operation Overlord…D-Day!

Seventy-One years ago today the greatest generation of America and her Allies set in motion combined amphibious and airborne landings into France in order to begin the liberation of Western Europe from the clutches of the Third Reich.  Thankfully, they were victorious and within the year our common enemy had fallen.

  

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7 Responses to “Operation Overlord…D-Day!”

  1. BravoMike says:
    June 6, 2015 at 04:17

    Honor the brave and remember the fallen. God bless them all.

  2. Whiskey 1-1 says:
    June 6, 2015 at 07:32

    Thank you. I hope that we are able to hold what you fought so bravely for.

  3. Dev says:
    June 6, 2015 at 08:04

    Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!

    I think as a young child, nothing captured my imagination more than this part of history. Also the countless hours spent reading and rereading The Longest Day.

  4. Robert says:
    June 6, 2015 at 14:40

    Truly the greatest generation. The world owes them a debt which cannot be repaid.

  5. SSD says:
    June 7, 2015 at 02:13

    Thanks to everyone who responded respectfully to this post.