Oops! D-Day no longer worth a mention

Retired BJ printer Cal Deshong, 92, brings up a startling point:


Harry and John.... Looks like the Beacon Journal forgot about D-Day.... June 6, 1944 ..... [cal]

For those too young to remember and who haven't read their history books lately:
D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in world history, with more than 160,000 troops landing on 6 June 1944 along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy area of France. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in more than 5,000 ships were involved.

More than 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy.


Actually, Cal, the BJ had a long Bob Downing story on D-Day, but that was on Sunday. No reminder on Monday.

Click on the headline for details of D-Day, which is a military term meaning the first day of an offensive.