Today is the 64th anniversary of D-Day, when American troops stormed Normandy's Omaha Beach in the largest amphibious assault in the history of warfare (29,000 American soldiers dead, 106,000 wounded and missing).
Dave in Texas has an excellent post commemorating those brave soldiers who helped liberate Europe – and the world – from tyranny on this day in 1944.
Captain Ed, in typical grand fashion, memorializes "the moment America became the leader of the Free World."
Flopping Aces:
Will you remember how those boys became men, how they fought against a foe that never attacked us? Will you remember that they saw a threat, saw evil, travelled [sic] to far away distant lands, and confronted it wherever they found it-Africa, Sicily, Italy, the skies over Europe, the depths of the Atlantic, the churning seas off the Kola Peninsula, France, Luxembourg…anywhere they saw people who needed someone to fight for them.
Will you remember?
President Reagan did so in a stirring speech at Pointe Du Huc where he honored the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion who triumphed after losing more than 60% of their men valiantly scaling the 100ft cliffs under heavy Nazi fire.
The world owes a colossal debt of gratitude to all the men and women who unflinchingly stared evil squarely in the face and selflessly gave of themselves in the name of freedom. Luckily this struggle didn't occur in modern times, as the mainstream media would have handled things very differently. (h/t: Michelle Malkin)
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