In Honor Of The 73rd Anniversary Of D-Day…

Today is the 73rd anniversary of D-Day. It’s important to take a break from the constant political drama and remember the brave men and women of the Allied forces who landed on Normandy and confronted one of the world’s greatest evils. That’s true courage. Remember what those men and women fought for. It really helps put today’s problems in perspective.

We will never forget the bravery and heroism of the men and women who fought to rid the world of tyranny and to preserve freedom. #DDAY pic.twitter.com/qt5A58QfyH

— Brad Thor (@BradThor) June 6, 2017

#OTD: See you in #Berlin! Paratroopers prepare to depart for the initial #DDay assault. #DDay73 pic.twitter.com/SyAzvuSVQ4

— U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) June 6, 2017

"They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate." – President Franklin D. Roosevelt #DDay 🇺🇸😔🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/uF8qUupsib

— Nick Gismondi (@NickGismondi) June 6, 2017

The front page #OTD in 1944. Allied armies land in France. The great invasion is under way. #nytimes #ww2 #dday pic.twitter.com/7zrELJKXvT

— New York Times OTD (@OnThisDayNYT) June 6, 2017

Nearly 5,000 men died on the Normandy coast and gained a foothold in Europe from where they would march on to Berlin to win the war. #DDay pic.twitter.com/68WwIFOAAp

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) June 6, 2017

"Courage doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you go anyway."

Forever in Their Debt. Thank you#DDay pic.twitter.com/JLLGHBkGQK

— KO KINGS (@KOKINGS4) June 6, 2017

It's a good day for not complaining about things. pic.twitter.com/uOKh8hYY76

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) June 6, 2017

Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword 160,000 troops landed along a 50 mile long heavily fortified coastline. https://t.co/51aQtLqEso #DDay pic.twitter.com/hZeZead7cd

— Sen. Frank Niceley (@SenFrankNiceley) June 6, 2017

I never had the honor of getting to know my Pépé, but he was one of the courageous men who landed on the beaches of Normandy. I get chills every time I think about it. His generation was so brave.

So. Many. CHILLS.

All that being said, please enjoy Ronald Reagan’s speech, commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-Day. All these years later, it’s still golden.

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“Strengthened by their courage, heartened by their value [valor], and borne by their memory, let us continue to stand for the ideals for which they lived and died.”