Posted on Jun 1, 2024

Marines will land on Normandy beaches to commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary

MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.

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Marines will land on Normandy beaches to commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary

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Posted 10 mo ago

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LTC Trent Klug

Posted 10 mo ago

While I love this, I also don't like it. In reality, there were about 300 Marines involved, mostly in Marine Detachments aboard US Navy battleships and cruisers. None landed on Normandy.

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