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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 2014
Page
7
Ernie Pyle recalls the human litter along Normandy Beach where gear and personal items lie in a mile long grave line. He describes socks, diaries, letters, Bibles, photographs, a lone tennis racket, and a dog still waiting on the shore, with soldiers salvaging supplies and tending the fallen as tides shift the sands.
Veterans and visitors flock to Normandy for the 70th D-Day remembrance with ceremonies at cemeteries and beaches. World leaders including Barack Obama and Queen Elizabeth II attend events amid debates over Putin's inclusion and Soviet sacrifices in World War II.
D Day scholars analyze why the Normandy invasion succeeded despite cooperation challenges among the United States United Kingdom Canada and the French resistance. Lewis argues weather planning deception and sheer troop effort determined the outcome. He notes Omaha Beach tested by the 1st Infantry Division showed that soldiers, not generals, made the difference.
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