By Bob Walsh
This marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The largest
military assault in modern history. Something like 160,000 allied
troops hit the beach on one day (if you include the parachutists and
glider attacks). They managed to keep the whole thing secret,
unimaginable and impossible these days, difficult but doable then.
There was a massive disinformation campaign including the creation of
two fictional armies whose targets were Norway and the Pas de Calais.
It worked. It was incredible. The good guys won. The bad guys
eventually lost. The cost was huge. The cost of not doing so would
have been even more huge.
The
ranks of the greatest generation are becoming thinner and thinner every
day. Very few are still alive who can honestly say I WAS THERE, I DID
THAT. They deserve our honor and respect.
1 comment:
God Bless each and every one of them. (USA)
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