When I worked at the Wagoner Tribune, one of the older military veterans, Arlie “Lee” Wilson, had participated in Operation Overlord, aka D-Day, which began on June 6, 1944. It was a main offensive in the European Theater of World War II that would result in the surrender of Nazi Germany about a year later.Continue reading “Remembering Those Who Fought And Died On D-Day This Day”
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A Day That Will Live In Infamy
On this day, let’s remember the 2,403 Americans who lost their lives during the Pearl Harbor attacks by the Japanese military forces on Dec. 6, 1941. Incidentally, both today and that “Day that will live in infamy” are both on Sundays. Believe it or not, the first wave of the attack was the sinking of a Japanese midget boatContinue reading “A Day That Will Live In Infamy”
Remembering D-Day
Today marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the allied forces orchestrated a massive offensive that had been planned for years. Many of the people who fought in the offensive had trained for two years following the attacks on Pearl Harbor. There have been many movies madeContinue reading “Remembering D-Day”
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