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God Bless The Heroes Who Saved The World On D-DayJune 6, 2021, is the 77th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy. The invasion that saved the world from Nazi tyranny. allied invasion of Normandy.On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. Code named Operation Overlord, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.”The invasion was supposed to happen on the 5th, but the weather forced...

Most Americans today if under age 50 probably aren’t even aware of what happened that day, thanks to the progressive failures and equal ignorance of today’s educators, historians, politicians, and journalists. But as day dawned on June 6, 1944, the eyes and ears, hearts and hopes of the world were on these brave young men . . . Is there a next Great Generation? The augurs are not good. We have a woke generation who manifestly hates America. We have organizations (BLM, Antifa) whose purpose is to destroy America. We have media that preaches only the much-exaggerated sins of America....

So, is anyone watching/renting it on this 75th anniversary of the greatest invasion in world history? My family and I are watching it.

Emmanuel Macron will not attend the 75th anniversary of D-Day, "saying that French presidents only lead international D-Day ceremonies on round-number anniversaries such as the 60th or 70th. ... critics argue that he should make an exception this year as it is likely to be the last major D-Day anniversary while veterans are still alive." To Macron, who was born in 1977, D-Day must seem like ancient history. The French president is currently more interested in preserving his alliance with Berlin than in commemorating the reopening of the Second Front against Hitler a full three generations ago. It is probably...

The US President could reportedly be treated to an official banquet at Buckingham Palace and a carriage procession down the Mall during his second official trip. His first visit as US president, in July last year, triggered widespread protests across Britain and saw the flight of the unflattering Trump baby blimp. The two-day trip was classed as a working visit, rather than a full state visit, as it was not hosted by the Queen. During his time in the UK, Trump enjoyed a dinner at Blenheim Palace with Prime Minister Theresa May and met with the Queen at Windsor castle,...

D-Day beachmaster who cleared the way for 30,000 troops and endured 19 days under fire.Rear-Admiral Teddy Gueritz, who has died aged 89, took over as a beachmaster on Sword Beach at 0800 on June 6 1944, wearing a blue-painted helmet and red scarf while armed with only a large blackthorn walking stick. He was charged with making order out of the chaos as men poured ashore and flail tanks attempted to explode mines and clear wire while the beach exits were jammed by vehicles stuck in soft sand. His sharpest memory was of the sight of his wounded superior, Commander...

ROYAL Marine deckhand E.A. Neale of HMS Glenearn watched with a mixture of excitement and horror as the men waded from the flat-bottomed landing craft. They struggled towards the beach, knee-deep in water and holding their rifles above their heads. "I saw several men stagger and fall and can remember thinking: 'God help you poor bastards'," Neale later recalled. No sooner had the troops disembarked than the craft became beached on a sandbar and water poured in as it was hit by intense shellfire. Neale survived, but neither he nor any of the others who experienced the terror, sacrifice and...