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Lest We Forget

June 6, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today. 64 years ago.

The Longest Day

64 years ago today, Allied forces invaded the coast of France and began the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. D-Day exemplified two kinds of courage. One is the kind of courage portrayed in the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan. The other is the type of courage General Dwight D. Eisenhower displayed when [...]

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  • Bart // June 7, 2008 at 11:46 am | Reply

    Seeing that memorandum almost brings chills when you think about what could have been, and what has ultimately become!

    I wish that today’s leaders would take more note of our rich historical political and armed force victories, and valor in the face of defeat.

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