The following video was not made by Clark Armory but we feel it is a quality production to help us all take a few minutes to pause and remember those who fought on June 6 th 1944. This event is free and open to the public. § 129 (Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies) of the United States Code. 1 The joint resolution was signed by President Bill Clinton on August 23, 1994. 1169, designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Those who stand in the gap between our loved ones and those who wish to do us harm. 2016 Day of Remembrance press release (PDF) Related Online exhibit: A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. In 1994, the United States Congress, by Pub. Do not forget the sacrifices they made, nor the sacrifices their families’ made. Sunday marks the 77th anniversary of D-Day and in one small Normandy town, an annual ceremony to commemorate the assault took place. The D-Day invasion began on Jwhen some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region during World. It’s amazing to think how most of the heroes were in their early 20s. The museum will mark on the 74th anniversary of President Franklin D. Let’s never forget the sacrifices made by the Greatest Generation on D-Day, when brave heroes stormed the beaches of Normandy so that the world would be free from tyranny. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you." - General Dwight D Eisenhower, prior to the D-Day Assault Friday, February 19, 2016First Floor Center and Warner Bros. Many of them giving their lives on our behalf going forward to ensure those they love wouldn’t have to. These men, supported by the prayers of parents, children, spouses, siblings and friends around the world jumped out of boats and planes to show the world that the free nations would not stand by and watch evil prevail. Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day owing to the tradition of wearing a remembrance poppy) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War in 1919 to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. 'It was one of the most momentous events of the last century,' April Cheek-Messier. 72 years ago today members of the Allied Nations swallowed fear and stood tall to face down tyranny. Seventy-nine years ago, on June 6, 1944, more than 156,000 Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on D-Day.
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