{"id":3120,"date":"2012-06-11T10:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2012-06-07T14:01:08","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T14:01:08","slug":"the-68th-anniversary-of-d-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/06\/the-68th-anniversary-of-d-day.html","title":{"rendered":"The 68th Anniversary of D-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2012\/06\/ddaywreckedequipment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3189\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/06\/ddaywreckedequipment-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>A week ago marked the 68th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1444.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s feature is a YouTube video of<br \/>\n<strong>WW II: Rare Color Film: D-DAY: June 5TH 1944<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lvZCDfhoNxA&amp;feature=related\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the video.<\/p>\n<p>Should you want more video of this important event in WW II, the Romano Archives house a 3 part series.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0fnKLKycq5o&amp;feature=related\"><strong>Click here<\/strong> <\/a>to view the first clip.<\/p>\n<p>The Army website also has coverage of D-Day.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\/d-day\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the Army video.<br \/>\nCourtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mil\"><strong>www.army.mil<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Blackfive has posted an NRA Life of duty clip on D-Day.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackfive.net\/main\/2012\/06\/nras-life-of-duty-national-archives-footage-of-d-day.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Blackfive+%28BLACKFIVE%29\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> for the video.<br \/>\nCourtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blackfive.net\/\"><strong>Blackfive<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Loyal Subscribers!\u00a0 We need some help.\u00a0 The purpose of our &#8220;Heart&#8221; section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.\u00a0 Please search your memory and computer for a few and\u00a0send them to Bill\u00a0(CPT Otis) O&#8217;Quin at <strong><a href=\"mailto:boquin@ix.netcom.com\">boquin@ix.netcom.com<\/a><\/strong> for possible publication. \u00a0Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Important links for updated military\/defense information:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/news?ESRC-di.nl\">The Daily News Briefing<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/News\/Home?ESRC-di.nl\">:<\/a> Today&#8217;s News for the U.S. Military, their families and friends.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/Trivia\/Home\/\"> The Military Trivia Challenge:<\/a><\/strong> Register and test your knowledge about military history.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defenselink.mil\/\"> U.S. Department of Defense:<\/a><\/strong> Military Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week ago marked the 68th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1444. Today\u2019s feature is a YouTube video of WW II: Rare Color Film: D-DAY: June 5TH 1944 Click here for the video. 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