June 6th marks the beginning of the great assault upon the beaches of Normandy by the Allied Forces in World War II. It was a massive undertaking and many lives were lost and changed forever. It also was a rallying moment to those who opposed the enemies to freedom.
My Dad was there, in one of the first waves on Omaha Beach. He was shot, but rescued. He recuperated in England for the remainder of his time in Europe. He never spoke of it until much later in life, when he began to open up and take a more noticeable pride in what was sacrificed and accomplished. He was proud to be of that "Greatest Generation".
To all of those who were there on D-Day and who served during that war, to those who died on that field of battle that day, to those wounded and traumatized, and to those who served their Country in that great effort - the thanks of a grateful nation.
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