On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed along fifty miles of coastline in Normandy, France. Today we call this D-Day.

In the hours after the invasion of Normandy, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a prayer that said in part:

“Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity … Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.”

Our nation sent boys, husbands, and fathers to fight in foreign lands to protect the Western world from devastation. It would take heroism, courage, and a miracle to take the beach, but our Allied forces persevered. Our losses were immense. On June 6 alone, there were 4,414 Allied soldiers killed, of whom 2,501 were Americans.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Jack Lundberg wrote to his family shortly before D-Day because he knew his odds of surviving were........

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