For this special issue, marking the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I felt it only proper to begin with the words of none other than the Supreme Allied Commander, General Eisenhower, which were issued to over 175,000 troops on the eve of the invasion. By the time a successful foothold had been established in Normandy, several thousand of these men were dead, wounded or missing in action.
As the numbers of surviving veterans sadly continue to dwindle, this poignant milestone provides another chance, if one were needed, to reaffirm, “We will remember them.”…
