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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