{"id":6459,"date":"2010-06-06T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=6459"},"modified":"2010-06-06T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T21:05:17","slug":"d-day-june-6-1944-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/06\/d-day-june-6-1944-2\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Day June 6, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of  heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches  of Normandy, France.  General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a  crusade in which \u00e2\u20ac\u0153we will accept nothing less than full victory.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d More  than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and  by day\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"406\" height=\"408\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=25305225001&amp;playerID=5520697001&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9\/5520697001?isVid=1\" \/><param name=\"name\" value=\"flashObj\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"videoId=25305225001&amp;playerID=5520697001&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Here is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/media\/amp\/?bcpid=6981683001&amp;bcpid=25286198001&amp;bctid=25305225001\" target=\"_self\">direct link<\/a> if the flash video does not load.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are  about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these  many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers  of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our  brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about  the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi  tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves  in a free world.&#8212;&#8211; <strong>Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. 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