ALJAZAM News June 6, 2014
Returning to the shores of normandy where 70 years ago today, they took part in the largest amphibious invasion in history. It was a turning point in the war that helped the allies eventually defeat hitlers third reich. Where soldiers paid the ultimate price. June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 allied troops embarked on the biggest am figurous military seattle ever. They crossed the English Channel to storm five beaches in northern france. 5,000 soldiers died on that fate fall day. It became the catalyst for topping the the nazi regime and changed the course of history. Today marks the 70t 70th anniv...