Against a US Army green background, a green shield topped with gold stars and emblazoned with the words “D-DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY” sits to the left of a black and white photo of General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to a group of US GI soldiers who stand around him.
Remembering D-Day

Remembering D-Day

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This vertically rectangular montage has an Army green background. It is centered on a green shield topped with gold stars and emblazoned with the words “D-DAY 75TH ANNIVERSARY.” Above it is a black and white photo of General Dwight D. Eisenhower speaking to a group of US GI soldiers who stand around him. Below it is the famous Robert F. Sargent "Into the Jaws of Death" photo, taken from inside an amphibious landing vessel, of troops wading toward Omaha Beach D-Day.
See Credits below.

Seventy-five years on, remembering D-Day is not something many of us can do firsthand. It’s more of an “oh, yeah, I read/heard/saw a show about that” situation. The nonagenerians who actually do remember D-Day are getting thin on the ground.

But remembering D-Day, honoring the sacrifices made then, and drawing lasting lessons from that whole period of history, becomes more important every year. We forget at our own dire peril.

IMAGE CREDITS:

Many thanks to the Los Angeles Times (photo 1/31), for the U.S. Army photo of Ike and the 101st; to the BBC for the famous Robert F. Sargent “Into the Jaws of Death” photo, taken from inside an amphibious landing vessel, of troops wading toward Omaha Beach that day (it’s one I’ve referenced before in this blog); and to DDay.Center for the “75th Anniversary” shield-logo. The photo-composite of the three images was created by me, for this blog post.

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