From The Army Website:
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
President Ronald Reagan gave the following speech twenty-five years ago on June 6th, 1984, the 40th Anniversary of D-Day.
We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may be always free.
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UPDATE: Check out Maritime Sentry for two other great videos to watch on this day of thanks and remembrance.
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