Today is the 65th anniversary of D Day - June 6, 1944. The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The operation was the largest single-day amphibious invasion of all time, with 160,000 troops landing on June 6, 1944. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soliders and materiel from the United Kingdom by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire support. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normany coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. The Normandy Landings on June 4, 1944 was the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler's Third Reich. On May 8, 1945, less than a year after D Day, the Allies declared victory in Europe. Saturday, June 6, 2009
D-Day: June 6, 1944
Today is the 65th anniversary of D Day - June 6, 1944. The Normandy Landings were the first operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II. The operation was the largest single-day amphibious invasion of all time, with 160,000 troops landing on June 6, 1944. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The invasion required the transport of soliders and materiel from the United Kingdom by troop-laden aircraft and ships, the assault landings, air support, naval interdiction of the English Channel and naval fire support. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normany coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. The Normandy Landings on June 4, 1944 was the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler's Third Reich. On May 8, 1945, less than a year after D Day, the Allies declared victory in Europe. 
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fabulous reminder Jon!
where you been lately?!--you've been missed!
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