Happy 251st Birthday to the U.S. Army! 🇺🇸
For 251 years, Soldiers have served our nation with courage, sacrifice, and steadfast commitment. We are proud to stand alongside our Army teammates in service to the nation. ⚓🤝
82 years ago today, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, launching the liberation of Europe.
We are free because they were brave. 🇺🇸
Marines on D-DAY
#OTD, Allied forces launched the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a decisive turning point in World War II. Though frequently overshadowed by the Pacific campaign, the Marine Corps made vital contributions to this monumental assault.
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the majority of Marines were deployed to the Pacific. However, specialized cadres remained to provide crucial amphibious warfare expertise to Allied forces in Europe for the duration of the war. These amphibious trainings would eventually make significant contributions to major amphibious assaults throughout the European Theater of Operations, including Operation Torch in North Africa in 1942, Operation Husky in Sicily in 1943, and Operation Overlord in 1944.
Beginning in 1942, numerous Marines were embedded with Allied command staffs to advise on and coordinate major amphibious landings. Key figures like Col. Robert O. Bare served as leading strategists for naval gunfire and training and went ashore on D-Day itself. Marines actively supported the grueling assault on Omaha Beach, manning the 5-inch guns off warships like the USS Texas to provide critical fire support for the troops storming ashore.
Other Marines scanned the skies above while manning anti-aircraft guns ensuring the German air force was kept at bay. In total a little over 800 Marines participated in Operation Overlord on D-Day with approximately a squad of Marines landing on Omaha Beach itself, helping to transport the wounded and captured prisoners of war, and coordinate fires for the USS Texas’s 14-inch heavy guns.
✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Kirsten Glaze)
#DDay #USMC #WWII
History has officially been made. Catholics are now almost 18% (~17.7%) of the world population 🇻🇦 at a record number of 1.42B
According to the Vatican’s latest official records, the global Catholic population has just reached a staggering 1.422 billion baptized members for the very first time.
That’s a remarkable jump of 16 million people in just one single year.
Christ is risen from the dead, and with him, we too rise to new life! This Easter proclamation embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history, reaching us even in the depths of death. #Easter
🚨 MOMENTO HISTÓRICO QUE ESTÁ CONMOCIONANDO A LA IGLESIA CATÓLICA MUNDIAL
Por primera vez en décadas, el papa León XIV ha cargado personalmente la cruz en las 14 estaciones del Vía Crucis en el Coliseo de Roma, durante su primer Viernes Santo como pontífice.
En el mismo lugar donde los primeros cristianos dieron su vida por la fe, el Santo Padre ha caminado con la cruz al hombro, reviviendo con profunda humildad y fuerza el camino de Jesús hacia el Calvario.
Un gesto inédito. Un signo de retorno a las raíces. Una imagen que ya recorre el mundo.
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🇬🇧🏴MASSIVE: Over 110,000 people have taken to the streets in London waving Union Jack and St. George's Cross flags for the “Unite the Kingdom" free speech rally with Tommy Robinson, Steve Bannon, and Katie Hopkins.
Chants of “Charlie, Charlie, Charlie” have been heard throughout the day in support of Charlie Kirk after his assassination this week.
Something powerful is happening worldwide. Hundreds of thousands are in the streets to protest against censorship and mass migration.
They’re going to take England back.
In honor of a great Floridian, Hulk Hogan, we are lowering the flags at the capitol and in Pinellas County tomorrow. Additionally, I am officially declaring tomorrow, August 1st, 2025, as "Hulk Hogan Day" in Florida.
Rest in peace, brother.
20 years ago, Saint John Paul II passed away - our Pope who had transformed the fate of Poland and the world.
I remember that Saturday evening, full of grief and mourning, but also of extraordinary unity of Poles joined in prayer and gratitude for that grand pontificate.
Do not be afraid!”, he told us, his Compatriots, enslaved by communism, and after 1989 building an independent and democratic Homeland.
Let’s not forget that spiritual testament of courage he has left behind!
May the memory of Saint John Paul II live on!