soldiers overcame these obstacles with tremendous courage, making due with the hand they were dealt
D-Day, June 6, 1944
That date, D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord, was a critical day of the allies taking the offensive in Europe during World War Two. It was also a day wrought with military blunders, causing many causalities. But soldiers overcame these obstacles with tremendous courage, making due with the hand they were dealt, as noted here:
* D-Day: Mistakes Redeemed by Courage
General Eisenhower gave this message to the allied forces on this day, as shown here:
Likewise, FDR offered this prayer to the nation:
Most of the "greatest generation" - those raised during the Great Depression, who fought in World War Two, have passed away, including my father-in-law, Fortunately, he wrote down some of his memories, which I posted here: World War Two: Memories of North Africa
But we owe a debt of gratitude that we can never repay
to these patriots, the greatest generation,
who sacrificed for others.
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