{"id":1427,"date":"2023-06-06T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2023-06-06T21:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T01:17:53","slug":"honoring-those-who-served-79-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgop.org\/?p=1427","title":{"rendered":"Honoring those who served 79 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day, where Allied troops landed on the shore of Normandy, France, to overwhelm and eventually defeat Hitler\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D-Day was officially Operation Overlord, and also called the Normandy Invasion. It was the largest amphibious assault in wartime history. More than 7,000 naval vessels crossed the English Channel to transport 132.000 ground troops to face German machine guns atop the cliffs. 18,000 paratroopers were also dropped behind German <\/a>lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Normandy American Cemetery, on the high cliffs overlooking the beaches of the invasion, has 9,386 graves of American soldiers, most whom who died during D-Day operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today and everyday we honor all who swam ashore, climbed the cliffs under heavy fire, and saved the world from Hitler\u2019s evil. We\u2019re also grateful for all veterans who\u2019ve defended our Freedom around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Ronald Reagan visited Pointe du Hoc (a strategic spot atop the cliffs of Normandy) on the 40th anniversary, 1984. His speech, \u201cThe Boys of Pointe du Hoc\u201d honors those who bravely defended American values. Worth watching!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Click link) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eEIqdcHbc8I<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Today is the 79th anniversary of D-Day, where Allied troops landed on the shore of Normandy, France, to overwhelm and eventually defeat Hitler\u2019s forces. D-Day was officially Operation Overlord, and also called the Normandy Invasion. It was the largest amphibious assault in wartime history. More than 7,000 naval vessels crossed the English Channel to transport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1429,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t