81st D-Day Anniversary: A Reflection on Omaha Beach

Eighty-one years ago on the night of June 5th, American paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, joined by British paratroopers of the 6th Airborne Division, conducted a night parachute and glider assault behind the landing beaches in Normandy, France. Hindered by bad weather and German anti-aircraft fire, many of the units were scattered …
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