Over 160,000 troops
from America, Britain, Canada, free France, Poland and other nations landed
along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast of France. It was the largest
amphibious invasion force in world history, supported by 5,000 ships with
195,700 navy personnel and 13,000 aircraft.
On that day, the sea
along the heavily-fortified beaches of Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, Sword and
Pointe du Hoc ran red with the blood of almost 9,000 killed or wounded. It was
a major turning point in World War II. Eleven months after D-Day, the war in
Europe ended with an Allied victory on May 8, 1945.
On that ominous day,
President Franklin Roosevelt had asked the American people to join him in
prayer. He concluded:
“Help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice...I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts. Give us strength…and, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee…With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy…And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen.”
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