D-Day

There'll be smoke on the water On the land an' the sea, when our Army an' Navy overtake the enemy. There'll be smoke on the mountain where the hethern god stayed An' the sun that is shining will go down on that great day...

That was a song that my grandfather use to sing to me when I was a very young boy. He told me of the great war and the battle at Normandy. It was because of him that I developed such a great love for America and respect for those men who stood face to face with the devil and in his words "kicked his ass!"

On June 6, 1944, 822 American Aircrafts and 6000 Sea Vessels struck out across the English Channel toward Normandy. The 822 aircraft were an integral part of the 13,000 allied forces that initially embarked on the victorious battle of Normandy. We know this day as 'D-Day'.


The Airborne troops that parachuted into flooded waters and waded to land were the vanguard of the invasion. They were led by the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions as they ascended upon the Cotentin Peninsula. Many men lost their lives in the water trying to get to the beach head, but the invasion would press on. At 6:30 Am the Americans confronted the opposition at Utah. It was, however the battle at Omaha Beach that saw the heaviest fighting.



More than 2000 lives were lost as we pushed through the beach and reached inland. It was allied divisions like the Canadian and British 3rd that helped beat back the 21st Panzers Division from Sword Beach to Périers-sur-le-Dan by early evening. They had stopped their advancement and preserved the invasion line.

Many strategic battle maneuvers took place and eventually, soon after Operation Dragoon at Riviera on Aug. 16th, Hitler gave the orders of withdrawal from Normandy. German Commander Josef Dietrich led the remnants of the Germans in Normandy across the Seine river to temporary safety. They left behind more than 50 thousand dead German soldiers and 200 thousand were taken hostage by George S. Patton's Third Army.

Sadly many American's know nothing of this battle. Many have forgotten what they were taught in History class and still more were never taught of the great significance of D-Day. I find it reprehensible that American schools have followed the anti-American Leftist agenda and committed the sin of omission when it comes to WWII. If you did not know why D-Day was memorialized, don't feel bad. At least you know now. It is the fault of our education system for not making sure that great victories in the name of freedom stick in your mind. The battle at Normandy was crucial to winning WWII and insuring that Democracy remain superior to Communism and Tyrannical rule.

1,557 American soldiers were never found after the battle of Normandy. An additional 9,387 were buried in the Normandy American Cemetary. However, the exact number of American casualties on D-Day are unknown.(See Here)

All in all WWII saw over 405,000+ Americans give their lives for Freedom.

Just remember, when you hear Leftist Democrat Professors and Politicians besmirch the American military, it is this same military that affords these traitors the right to espouse their hatred. The next time you are faced with such ignorance, ask them if they think they would have the ability to spew such treasonous notions had America adopted their appeasement philosophy and allowed Hitler to win WWII.