“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!” So began Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1944 “Order of the Day” memorandum, delivered on June 5, 1944, the night before the momentous D-Day landings in Normandy, France, during World War II. Copies of the letter — meticulously drafted by Eisenhower himself, beginning in February of that year, according to the National …
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The Republican National Committee (RNC) research division posted several videos on X that appeared to show President Biden in “a perpetual state of confusion” following his speech in Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The RNC research account, which is managed by former President Trump’s campaign and the RNC, rattled off several posts on X of …
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As the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation commemorates the 20th anniversary of the former president’s death, both the pressing challenges facing Americans in 2024 and the milestone 80th anniversary of D-Day are front of mind for foundation leaders. “It’s valuable to reflect on the tremendous successes of the Reagan presidency and to draw lessons for today,” foundation President David Trulio told …
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The American paratroopers who dropped from the sky into Normandy, France on June 6, 1944, appeared sent from heaven. In the eyes of the people looking up from the ground of occupied France on D-Day, the climactic event of World War II, they were indeed saviors. “For me, when they landed, they were like heroes in a movie,” Paul Renaud, …
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Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., warned of the parallels between current global tensions and those of the 1930s in an essay on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. “American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines joined allies and took the fight to the Axis powers not as a first instinct, but as a last resort,” wrote the Kentucky Republican in …
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President Biden commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, using the occasion to call on allies to repel “tyrant” Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.At a ceremony held near the beaches of Normandy, Biden, speaking after French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, described the state of the world on June 6, 1944, when 73,000 …
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by parachuting out of a World War II-era plane over Normandy, France, just as Allied airborne forces did on June 6, 1944. The 10 legislators – nine Republicans and one Democrat, all veterans of the armed forces – will don World War II military uniforms …
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A World War II Navy veteran has died at the age of 102 while traveling to France to attend a D-Day 80th anniversary event. Robert “Bob” Persichitti’s death, which occurred on Friday, May 31, was confirmed by Honor Flight Rochester – an organization that honors America’s Veterans for their sacrifices by flying them to Washington and hosting events. Persichitti, a …
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Google commemorated a Latina LGBTQ+ activist rather than D-Day on Thursday, the 80th anniversary of the allied invasion into Nazi-occupied Europe, sparking outrage. The commemorative “Doodle” on Google.com – an illustration above the iconic Google search bar by which the major tech platform honors famous historical figures, artists or cultural artifacts – was of Latina LGBTQ+ activist Jeanne Córdova on …
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Thursday, June 6, 2024, marks 80 years since Allied armies stormed the beaches of Normandy, France during World War II on D-Day. The number of veterans who served in the war is shrinking by the year. But The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, is helping some of their stories live on through artificial intelligence. JACK CARR …
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