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PAYNE: The Longest Day Secured the Longest Liberty

June 16, 2026 Russ Payne

I’ve had the privilege of being friends with several WWII veterans. I’ve asked their opinion of General George S. Patton. The answers covered the full spectrum from extreme hatred to “we would storm the gates of hell for General Patton.” Military discipline makes men. Men’s warrior spirit of “kill or be killed” must be achieved regardless … Read more

A Hundred Billion Doesn’t Buy What It Used To

June 28, 2024June 12, 2024 Ray Cardello

Last week should have been a coming together of the world in Normandy to pay homage to the brave men and women who stormed the beaches and fell from the sky 80 years ago to begin the end of the German plan to dominate the globe.

As We Remember D-Day, Could It Happen Today?

June 7, 2024 Ray Cardello

Before we answer the question in the headline, we need to reflect on D-Day in 1944. This action was the largest multinational assault in history. The invasion force included 7,000 ships and landing craft manned by over 195,000 naval personnel from eight allied countries.

Presidential Remarks at the 75th Commemoration of D-Day

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Issued on: June 6, 2019 THE PRESIDENT: President Macron, Mrs. Macron, and the people of France; to the First Lady of the United States and members of the United States Congress; to distinguished guests, veterans, and my fellow Americans: We are gathered here on Freedom’s Altar. On these shores, on these bluffs, on this day … Read more

“We will accept nothing less than full victory”

September 26, 2018June 6, 2013

June 6, 1944 – 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.”