There was a time when an awareness of D-Day was ever present in American society. Now, the word “D-Day” is more likely to be used in a generic way.
Irving Cohn reads about the D-Day invasion in the Chicago Daily Tribune as soon as he buys his paper on June 6, 1944. He sat on the nearest trash can to read it.
There was a time when an awareness of D-Day was ever present in American society, at some level or another. The Longest Day. The Atlantic Wall. Omaha Beach. The boys of Pointe du Hoc. The church tower of Sainte-Mère-Église. June 6 was a special day. Ultimately — and despite formidable opposition from an entrenched enemy force and heavy Allied casualties — the invasion succeeded. The Allies permanently reentered the continent they had been forced to abandon at Dunkirk four years earlier. In its success, the invasion established the foundation for the liberation of Western Europe and, ultimately, for victory over the Nazi regime.
But those people aren’t around anymore to share their stories. An 18-year-old private crossing Utah Beach in 1944 would be 98 this June 6. Nowadays, the term “D-Day” is more likely to be used in a generic way, to describe a big event; the day on which an important decision is to be made or a critical initiative is to kick off. And why not? It’s got an alliterative, snappy kick to it.
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