D-Day Anniversary

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2023 Date	June 6, 2023
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Tuesday, Jun 6

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D-day Anniversary is a day of awareness and appreciation for all the people that fought in Normandy to defeat the Nazis and re-establish freedom. Normandy will bear the scars of this moment in history. Every year on June 6, the world pays tribute to all veterans that bravely fought the Nazis.

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I as a Veteran would like to know why my Government has not recognized the sacrifice of our veterans on the anniversary of D -day for the 2nd year in a row? What could possibly be more important? Who I had sex with last night? 🏳️‍🌈? https://t.co/vQMclOBULe
— 🇺🇸🇺🇸 The Mazedog 🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@TMzedg) June 7, 2022

Today marks the 78th anniversary of the historic #DDay operation. In the midst of World War II on June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Nazi-occupied France, forever reshaping the war, according to the Department of Defense. https://t.co/vcQGj3ro3p
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 6, 2022

It’s 78th anniversary of D Day 6th June 1944 https://t.co/UVNNusexC8
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D-Day Anniversary Facts & Quotes

According to CNN, the exact number of casualties is not known. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 Allied soldiers were killed, wounded and or went missing in action: 6,603 Americans, 2,700 British and 946 Canadians.
According to History's blog post, D-Day comes from the army’s use of the term undefined day or the first day of any operation.
Fifty-seven years ago, America and the nations of Europe formed a bond that has never been broken. And all of us incurred a debt that can never be repaid. Today, as America dedicates our D-Day Memorial, we pray that our country will always be worthy of the courage that delivered us from evil and saved the free world - President George W. Bush, June 6th, 2001, the unveiling of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia