Remembering the Heroes of D-Day

Remembering the Heroes of D-Day
People commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, on Gold Beach in Arromanches Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024. Aaron Chown/PA Wire
Hans Zeiger
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After watching “Band of Brothers” in 2007, I began interviewing World War II veterans from Puyallup, Washington, my hometown. Among them were several veterans of the D-Day invasion who described in vivid detail the events that changed the course of history. As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of that heroic moment, we should have immense gratitude for those who sacrificed much to preserve the cause of liberty around the world.

Hans Zeiger
Hans Zeiger
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Hans Zeiger is the president of the Jack Miller Center, a nationwide network of civics teachers, historians, and scholars of American political thought who are dedicated to the teaching of the American political tradition.