Quote of the Week – 3 June 2016

Flowers on the Beach to Honor the Soldiers, Normandy, France
Flowers on the Beach to Honor the Soldiers, Normandy, France

“This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that’s the way it’s going to be. We’re going down there, and we’re throwing everything we have into it, and we’re going to make it a success.ʺ – General Dwight D Eisenhower

This operation, “Operation Overlord” involved 150,000 troops landing along a sixty mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France.

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