WWII: 65th Anniversary of D-Day - June 06, 2009

65th Anniversary of D-Day
Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944
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Today is the 65th anniversary of D-Day in which we take a moment to salute the thousands of Allied troops who bravely stormed the beaches of Normandy
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* Photos for the Day *
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Seawall on Utah Beach
.About above photo: U.S. Soldiers of the 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, move out over the seawall on "Utah" Beach, after coming ashore. Other troops are resting behind the concrete wall. Photo dated June 9, 1944 but was probably taken on "D-Day" June 6, 1944
Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives
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Omaha Beach on D-Day
.About above photo: LCVP landing craft put troops ashore on "Omaha" Beach on "D-Day", 6 June 1944. The LCVP at far left is from USS Samuel Chase (APA-26)
Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives
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D-Day Morning at Omaha Beach
.About above photo: Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944--A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the U.S. Army's First Division on the morning of D-Day at Omaha Beach
Photo by Chief Photographer's Mate (CPHOM) Robert F. Sargent, U.S. Coast Guard and provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives
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AubreyJ………

Today in History - June 06, 1944 - “D-Day”

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It was on this day... back during World War II, on June 06, 1944, that the invasion of Europe took place with the massive Allied Forces storming the beaches of Normandy, France.

Nearly 4,500 Allied and American troops lost their lives that day... That day that turned the course of World War II and that day that shall always be remembered as... “D-DAY.”

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God bless you all and thank you...
AubreyJ.........
June 06, 2007

Photo courtesy of...
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt Library - Public Domain Photographs - 1882-1962 - ARC Identifier: 195515

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt leads the nation in prayer on June 6, 1944 as the Greatest Generation launched its mightiest battle of the Second World War.

* FDR's D-Day Prayer *
Video Posted on YouTube by ngingrich
Thanks Newt for the video...