Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy, France, where approximately 160,000 Allied troops successfully pulled off the largest invasion by sea in history. From that point on America was in charge of allied forces and it was the beginning of the end of World War II.
When you travel to that battlefield and visit other WWII memorials and cemeteries in Europe you will see what great care is taken to ensure the memories of those sacrifices are honored with daily maintenance and respect. This is likely to be the last big D-Day celebration featuring WWII veterans who are almost all centenarians at this point. Some are traveling to the ceremonies and will be honored by all the dignitaries like President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and King Charles II of Britain. Russian President Vladimir Putin was not invited due to the invasion of Ukraine which is somewhat ironic since back in 1944 the Soviet Union was one of the allied countries fighting Germany. Of course, it wasn't long after the war that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed to provide a formal, ongoing alliance to assure the collective security of its members in the wake of Soviet machinations in Eastern Europe and Berlin.
