REMEMBER AND HONOR
June 6th marks the anniversary of D-Day when, in 1944, World War II Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.
More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, which was also code-named Operation Overlord. The number of casualties that have been cited for many years is approximately 2,700 British, 946 Canadians, and 6,603 Americans, although those numbers are estimated to be higher. The greatest number of casualties occurred on Omaha beach.
Photo and text credit: Farmers' Almanac
Audio from then General Eisenhower: https://youtu.be/WEyCjN9riiY
Original source can be found here.
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