Be strong!
We are not here to play, to dream, to drift.
We have hard work to do and loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle,
face it: 'tis God's gift.
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil. Who's to blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce, O shame!
Stand up, speak out
and bravely, in God's name.
Be strong!
It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,
How hard the battle goes, the day is long:
Faint not, fight on!
Tomorrow comes the song.
-- By Maltbie D. Babcock (poem carried by 2nd Lt. John Burkhalter who landed on Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944. John Burkhalter was an ordained pastor in the Southern Baptist Church when he enlisted
in the U.S. Army in 1942.)
See more about Lt.
Burkhalter.
D-Day Fact Sheet
During the first six months of 1944, the United States and Great Britain concentrated land, naval, and air forces in England to prepare for Operation Overlord, the assault on Hitler's "Fortress Europe. "While the Soviet Union tied down a great portion of the enemy's forces, the western Allies marshaled their resources, trained their forces, separately and jointly, for the operation, and fine tuned the invasion plans to take full advantage of their joint and combined capabilities.
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 The Longest Day: June 6, 1944
by Cornelius Ryan
A true classic of World War II history, The Longest Day tells the story of the massive Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Journalist Cornelius Ryan began working on the book in the mid-1950s, while the memories of the D-Day participants were still fresh, and he spent three years interviewing D-Day survivors in the United States and Europe. Buy it |
National
Council of Churches, Counterparts in Canada, Europe Join in Statement
for D-Day Anniversary June 6
On the sixtieth anniversary of D-Day, National Council of Churches
and other groups express their gratitude to those who participated.
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In
Normandy, US flag symbolizes the liberation of 1944
Locals remember the days when nobody doubted the purity of American
arms. more...
Bill
Moyers D-Day special on PBS
The soldiers of World War II, the heroes among us, are dying at
the startling rate of over 1,100 veterans per day. They are the
living connection to our country's wartime history and, as they
pass away, so do their stories. On June 7th, the PBS series NOW
with Bill Moyers looks back on the honor, bravery and patriotism
of these veterans in celebration of the 58th anniversary of D-Day
(June 6). D-Day Reunion brings together four WWII veterans in
Texas to talk with Bill Moyers about their memories, their values
and their commitment to America. more...
President Franklin Roosevelt's D-Day Prayer
Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our Allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer.
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New Wineskins: The Uneasy Prompting of History
I began this piece on the 50th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1994. During the commemoration of the Allied invasion of Europe, I was moved by the remembrances of the soldiers and astonished by the magnitude of their undertaking and their loss.
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Judaism: D-Day Plus 3
On Friday , 9 June 1944, by word of mouth information filtered down that a Sabbath service would be held adjacent to a blown out German bunker… The chaplain in charge of the service introduced himself and said he was from Brooklyn, New York and passed out some small sedorim and holy scripture of the Old Testament.
-- Sermon given July 5, 1996, by Lt. Col. Alfred Eigenberg, USA-Ret. more...
D-Day memories
The beach-head was secure as we were carrying highly secret equipment which must not fall into enemy hands. My church pennant was now hoisted. Canadian and British troops had stormed the
defenses and we listened to the battle further along the beach and just behind the rising ground in front of us. A signal came from ashore, "Send in your chaplain".
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D-Day:
Operation Overlord
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Americans received
word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated
in D-Day -- military jargon for the undisclosed time of a planned
British and American action
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Additional resources
The following Web sites contain additional information about
D-Day.
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