A few years ago, I met a local man whose father died on D-Day. My friend was only 3 months old and never got to know his father.
On June 6, 1944, many of our fathers and grandfathers landed on French beaches to liberate Europe.
Thousands were killed that day. It took a massive effort by the Army Rangers and paratroopers to survive day 1.
Before leaving England, General Eisenhower spoke to them and said that our goal was victory.
We remember the heroes of D-Day in this book by Stephen Ambrose.
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