D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Greatest Generation of Men, Heroes, and Leaders

 

The clip above shows 107 war veteran Arthur Rose reading a letter he had sent to his parents. 

The Allied liberation of Europe beginning with the invasion of Normany, France, went off spectacularly well, considering it involved 160,000 troops and several countries, and no cell phones or internet to make it easier. The coordination among men and countries was brilliant in its planning, and we were lucky to have Eisenhower as the commander. 

Here's another commemoration, on the British side:

D-Day veterans gather for 82nd anniversary of Normandy landings amid poignant commemorations by French schoolchildren and the grandson of Field Marshal Montgomery 

"Veterans have gathered for the 82nd Anniversary of the Normandy landings as French children and the grandson of Field Marshal Montgomery take part in poignant commemorations.

"Today in 1944, on a cool, cloudy June morning, nearly 160,000 Allied troops landed on beaches across Normandy to carry out the largest seaborne invasion in history.

"Their brave actions began the liberation of Nazi-occupied France and turned the tide of the Second World War that would eventually lead to the defeat of Hitler's forces in 1945."