June 6th was always a special day in my household. Although my Dad served in the Pacific Theater, he always told us about D-Day, every year, and we would look at pictures in the large “coffee-table-book-sized” LIFE’s Picture History of WW2.
I still have that book, and when I lived in Florida, I happened to meet and chat with Gen. Paul Tibbets, who autographed it for me!
I have that book too, a great pictorial history.
My Dad also served in the Pacific. I was always enthralled when he described the pure joy and patriotism Americans felt after V-E and V-J Days.
What a treasure!!