D-Day at 75: Rededicating Ourselves to the Mission

On the eve of D-Day, long in the planning as the biggest amphibious invasion in history, General Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a message to the troops. It began:

“Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark on the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on other Fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German…