Tag: Normandy

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

D-Day Remembered

This past Saturday we paused for a moment to remember D-Day. We should never forget. Several years ago I wrote the following articles on D-Day. Here I repeat. 1944 D-DAY, THE 6th OF JUNE Two days ago we marked the anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Nazi-held western Europe. The Germans knew that an invasion was […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

D-Day, the Sixth of June

Tomorrow, June 6, we mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Nazi-held western Europe. Joseph Stalin had been pushing for this cross-channel assault since early 1942, and American military leaders were also eager to get our troops into action against the main German armies.  In 1942 we were not ready.  British strength was […]