Today is the 69th anniversary of D-Day - Never Forget

Today is the 69th anniversary of D-Day, My grandpa was one of the brave men to storm the beach, and he was one of the lucky ones to make it out alive.

Today is the anniversary of D-Day. On this day in 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower issued this charge: "You are about to embark upon a great crusade. ... The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. ... You will bring about ... the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe. ... Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened, he will fight savagely. ... And let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking."
More than 160,000 troops landed on a 50-mile stretch of heavily fortified beaches along the Normandy coast of France in what was largest invasion force in history, involving more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft. Some 9,000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded than day. We owe these Patriots and generations of others an enormous debt of gratitude, and we owe them our steadfast devotion to Liberty over tyranny in our own day, so that the gift of Liberty may be extended to the next generation.
Here are some pictures of the day, i got from the internet......

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Please lets not forget it was not just Americans storming the beach(s) that day, mexico, china, Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, usa the Netherlands, the ozzzys, New Zealand, UK, and Norway.
 
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