How Would The D-Day Invasion be Reported Today?
June, 6, 1944. D-Day. The Normandy invasion. The beginning of the end of World War II, and one of the most storied days in American military history. When we remember the anniversary of the event, and the lives of those who perished on the shores of Normandy and those who lived to fight for freedom in the days, weeks and months after. We are grateful for their sacrifice, their courage and honor, and for those who followed in Korea, Viet Nam, the Gulf War and now, Iraq. But more than anything else, we should be grateful D-Day occurred during a more innocent time in America. If World War II had been fought in today’s climate of political correctness and covered by our current military-hating national media, things would have been quite different. In fact the story of D-Day might have read something like this… June 6, 1944. -NORMANDY- Three hundred French civilians were killed and thousands more wounded today in the first hours of America’s invasion of continental Europe. Casualties wer
