“What was D-Day”......
Ask a WWII vet who crawled up Omaha Beach or any of the other beaches along the northern coast of France and you will find out. (My Bro-in law was one of them, God rest his soul). It was not a picnic.
Amazing that almost everyone under the age of 30 probably never heard the term, I would bet it is not, or has not, been taught in our schools.
Its time for some HISTORY LESSONS.
I used to ask him about it and he would tell me his experiences.
I asked if he was afraid and he said that of course everyone was scared, BUT the trip over there across the Chanel was SO choppy and everyone was sea sick, so they were glad just to get off the craft.
Also, he said that by the time he arrived, the beach was more or less secure with a perfect SOB of a beachmaster walking around. But inland about a mile or so, ‘You'd better duck!’. There were lots of snipers and the hedge rows were killer.
He had to walk crouched over for a long time. He said he thought he'd never be able to stand up and walk again.