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Remember the Forgotten Heroes

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Remember the Forgotten Heroes
Canadian troops in the course of D-Day landings on the Normandy coastline, France, on June 6, 1944. National Archives of Canada/CP Photo
Lloyd Billingsley
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Commentary
By some estimates, 2,520 veterans of the D-Day operation, the largest amphibious invasion in history, remain alive in 2021. Less well known are the troops of the First Special Service Force (SSF)–an elite group of Canadian and American fighters every bit as crucial to the victory over National Socialist (Nazi) Germany.
Lloyd Billingsley
Lloyd Billingsley
Author
Lloyd Billingsley is the author of “Yes I Con: United Fakes of America,” “Barack ‘em Up: A Literary Investigation,” “Hollywood Party,” and other books. His articles have appeared in many publications, including Frontpage Magazine, City Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and American Greatness. Billingsley serves as a policy fellow with the Independent Institute.
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