Today is the 76th anniversary of D-Day, where we remember the greatest generation and those sacrifices of brave Americans who turned the tide of World War II with their invasion of the beaches at Normandy, France to defeat Hitler and the German armies:
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
The president tweeted out a great reminder in this video today:
On June 6, 1944, our Greatest Generation bravely stormed the beaches of Normandy.
"Those who fought here won a future for our nation. They won the survival of our civilization. And they showed us the way to love, cherish, and defend our way of life for many centuries to come." pic.twitter.com/XbrWIkXFfl
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 6, 2020
And also:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2020
Here’s his speech from Normandy last year:
Lastly Fox News interviewed a 97-year-old D-Day veteran who parachuted in Normandy last year, just as he did in 1944:
Never Forget.
[Adapted from our post last year.]