The Longest Day

 

June 6, 1944.  160,00 Allied forces land on the beaches of Normandy, France, or behind the German lines.  More than 9,000 are killed or wounded to establish the beachhead that would lead to the liberation of Europe from Nazism.

They are called "The Greatest Generation."  They came from all walks of life, willing to give up their lives so that others could be free.  The tradition continues to this day... Americans from all walks of life, volunteering to fight in distant lands, willing to give their lives so that others can be free.

The bottom line when it comes to our military is that they are all the 'Greatest Generation'.... from Valley Forge to Kandahar.  They carry on, and sometimes pay the ultimate price so that we don't have to.

To absent companions...