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  • Andrew Higgins

    PRUDEN: Remembering the boys of summer on D-Day

    The boys of a distant summer are fading now, unsteady on their feet, many with canes and some on walkers. But when they talk of their longest day, their steps quicken, their eyes grow bright with proud remembrance of duty done.

  • Inside Politics

    he House of Representatives has passed a bill confirming the use of religious symbols at military memorials. It was also voting on legislation to order that a prayer issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on D-Day be installed at the World War II Memorial in Washington.

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: At World War II memorial, remember God

    On D-Day in 1944, when American troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, President Roosevelt called on "Almighty God" for strength and perseverance as our troops attempted to rid the world of Nazi tyranny.

  • Inside the Beltway

    Even 24,471 days later, D-Day remains a strong presence in the American mindset. Monday is the 67th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and will be marked by a dozen U.S. lawmakers and 40 World War II veterans who gather at Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France, to rededicate the Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument.

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