As a kid of parents who met while fighting in WWII, that conflagration has always loomed in my consciousness, and that of my age cohort. Mom (RAF) and Dad (US Army Air Corps) labradog met in Great Britain where they were meteorologists, working to bring the American convoys across the Atlantic safely, to assist the crews of bombers and fighters in effectively complete their missions over Britain and the rest of Europe.
Under the command of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, on June 6, 1944, the Allies' combined forces launched history's largest military invasion against the axis troops then holding much of Europe. Although this date is becoming an obscure detail in history, it represents astounding efforts which were planned and marshalled against mortal threats to peace and justice.
We now face the ultimate moment of our struggle for the election of Barack Obama. This effort is re-writing the history of politics in America. The depth and breadth of this campaign is unmatched by anything I've seen or read of in my 55 years.
You know what's coming; join me below the jump - the jump into our heroic past, and into our hopeful future.
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