D Day:
The Normandy landings, codenamed Operation Neptune, were the landing operations on 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the restoration of the French Republic, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war...In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. The best known D-Day is June 6, 1944 — the day of the Normandy landings — initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II.
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"It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died.
Rather we should thank God that such men lived."
~George S. Patton
Thank you for the quotes, triaham...The contrast on DDay and today struck me.
I do thank God that men..most so very young... lived.
I recall sitting by my mother at our church on DDay as we gathered to pray for our troops. I was 11.
All over the nation people gathered to pray nnce the invasion was announced.