Whether serving our country, our community or our county, we have many reasons to pause this week and express our gratitude to our public servants.<\/p>\n
Much will be written this week in memory of the thousands of men and women involved in World War II\u2019s Operation Overlord \u2013 better known as D-Day.\u00a0 In marking the 75th<\/sup> anniversary of the invasion of the Normandy beaches in France, we are remembering all those who served, including those supporting from England and in the 1,200 planes and 5,000 vessels.\u00a0 But mostly, we are honoring the sacrifice and bravery of the 160,000 troops who crossed the English Channel to confront Hitler\u2019s vaunted \u201cAtlantic Wall.”\u00a0 Many young men faced likely death as they parachuted in or waded ashore.<\/p>\n The battle would rage for months, with Operation Overlord officially ending on August 30, 1944, with over 200,000 allied casualties.<\/p>\n To learn more about one of the most significant events in U.S. history, check out the links below.\u00a0 The first is a profile of a U.S. photojournalist from the New York Times who was embedded with U.S. troops during the war.\u00a0 It\u2019s said that Ernie Pyle, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage, \u201ctold the truth\u201d about the war in an era without social media.<\/p>\n