Last Time Americans Met Resistance Storming Beaches, We Won

Last Time Americans Met Resistance Storming Beaches, We Won
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On J
une 6th, 1944, Americans and the Western Allies launched the largest amphibious invasion of World War II, storming the beaches of Normandy and attacking German positions. Operation Overlord was the name of this successful invasion on the Northern Coast of France. It was the brainchild of then-Supreme Allied Commander, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The operation was brilliantly planned, with one objective in mind: establish a beachhead by driving back the Germans.

Of course, our situation today is nowhere near as dire as Normandy. We are not at war with a hostile foreign government, nor are we under threat from an authoritarian military. We are, however, at war with a virus. Read Full Article »


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