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There is the belief, apparent in commemorative issues like TIME's Dday anniversary special, that decisive events, such as the landing on Normandy beaches, were almost entirely American. Only brief mention is made of other countries' contributions. But look at the facts. Of the first waves of invading army divisions landing on five beaches in Normandy, two were American, two were British and one was Canadian. Because all they hear is the U.S. version of events, most Americans would be surprised to realize that in the early hours of D-day, the invasion was only 40% American. Could Hitler have...
...night before the invasion that the soldiers called it the Last Supper. For many, it was. We talk about how much America can stand, how many casualties the country is prepared to endure; the answer means nothing without knowing what we buy with those lives. The carnage of Dday, though horrific, was less than most planners had feared. Of the paratroopers in the first wave, some were shot as they dangled from trees and church steeples; some were dropped into the sea or so low that their chutes never opened. Of those in the 1,500 landing craft, at least...
...took less than a year after Dday to end that long war in Europe; we are now more than a year into the conflict in Iraq and have yet to pacify that country. The U.S. is divided at home and beleaguered abroad, and the continued fortitude of Americans on the ground in Iraq is all the more inspiring because the prospects of success seem to grow fainter in spite of their efforts...
...young to fight on Dday; yet I fought in another war some 20 years later, half a globe away from Normandy [WORLD, June 18]. We had no Dday, but we had Tet. I have told my daughter I have no desire to return to Viet Nam. I wonder if history and world leaders will award us similar accolades on our 40th...
...want Americans to know that many of us are still as grateful today as we were 40 years ago, when the Allied troops landed in Normandy [DDAY, May 28]. We thank with love the parents who sent their sons to our rescue...