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American soldiers and supplies arrive on the shore of the French coast of German-occupied Normandy
during the Allied D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944 in World War II. (AP Photo)
75 Years Ago - The D-Day Invasion
D-Day Invasion
75 years ago, a bold strategy changed the tide of war
T
he eyes of the world are upon
you. The hopes and prayers of
liberty-loving people everywhere
march with you.
– General Dwight D. Eisenhower
They were ordinary men asked to do an extraor-
dinary thing. They were farmers, factory workers,
teachers, students, husbands, sons, fathers and
brothers.
NAZI Germany had unleashed unspeakable hor-
rors into the world, and for them to be stopped, the