Recall D-Day and Defend the American Spirit With Audacity

This photo shows the U.S. Army troops wading ashore at Omaha Beach in north-western France, during the D-Day invasion, on June 6, 1944. Robert F. Sargent/STF/National Archives/AFP/Getty Images

Commentary

On June 6, 1944, the United States and its British and Canadian allies launched a long-awaited invasion of the northern European mainland, landing on five German-held beaches in Normandy. The invasion came just two days after U.S. troops liberated Rome and nearly four years to the day after the British had fled the continent from Dunkirk to regroup and, ultimately, return.