D-Day 66 years later: UPDATED

ThirdWaveDave reminds us that today is the 66th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Remember the valiant men who stormed the beaches today.

On the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, Ronald Reagan delivered one of his greatest speeches, his "Boys of Point du Hoc" address.



There aren't too many books about a single speech that don't involve Abraham Lincoln, but the Gipper's June 6 gem is covered in one by by Douglas Brinkley.

CORRECTION: ThirdWaveDave points out that this is not the Pointe du Hoc speech, another speech given by the Gipper in Normandy.

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