Every June 6th my Dad would wait till we were all at the kitchen table for breakfast and intone: "D-Day the 6th of June". It was truly his prayer for those who'd been there.Now I say it out loud every June 6th, but also on Sept 9th for Salerno, Jan 21 for Anzio, and Aug 15th for Southern France. As M1 said - there were dozens of "D Days" in WWII.
Many men lost there lives on those days, many men suffered.
ALL of them must be remembered & honored!
m2
My father used to say that the only person that seemed to remember D-Day was Charles Schulz. Every year in his comic strip "Peanuts", he would mention the event.
I will say that My local newspaper, which is usually only good for housebreaking puppies and lining bird cages, actually had a nice article about a local man that took part in the invasion. I'm glad to see they took the space on the front page to commemorate the day.
God bless all of you that insured that I never had to learn German or live under a dictator.