Today is the 71st anniversary of D-Day.
The Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Code-named Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. (History Channel)
Here is President Ronald Reagan’s Address commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
Via Free Republic:
Then there’s Barack Obama… who chewed gum at the 70th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies called it a tragedy.
