4/25/15, Stephen A. Smith:
“Obama is the POTUS. The face of any franchise should always show any POTUS that respect.”
Fast-forward to today: Stephen A. throws a full-blown tantrum because the Knicks OWNER invited President Trump to a game.
The hypocrisy is off the charts. 😂
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. 🇺🇸
D-Day in Color: Reinforcements Secure the Beachhead 🇺🇸🇬🇧
The Normandy beachhead is now firmly in Allied hands as supply convoys, DUKWs, and fresh troops continue moving inland after the initial assault.
German prisoners are gathered under guard while Coast Guard rescue boats and hospital ships work offshore to recover survivors and evacuate the wounded.
A sweeping panoramic view reveals the massive scale of the secured beachhead, now packed with ships, vehicles, supply depots, and the wreckage left behind by the invasion.
The largest amphibious invasion in history was now firmly underway.
90% of the soldiers on the first boats to hit the beach didn't live to see the end of the day. Look at those faces. Some of them never made it to 18.
Never forget that they paid the ultimate price for our freedom. We live our lives the way we do because of them.
Prior to D-Day, Major Edward Waters, an Army Catholic Chaplain, conducts a service in Weymouth, England for army and navy personnel about to take part in the invasion of Europe.
These men were destined for Omaha Beach. 🪖⚓️
Captain Frank Lillyman jumps out of Plane 1. It's 12.15am. He drops around 500 feet in 22 seconds and lands in a field, becoming the first American to arrive in France on D Day. He's smoking a stogie. Read more here: https://t.co/vXpbuZMmDI
It's 12.25 am 6 June.
The radio message goes out.
Ham and Jam.
Ham and Jam.
The code words for two bridges.
Pegasus Bridge and another have been seized.
The first critical mission of D Day is a success.
Just ten minutes to complete one of the greatest coup de main operations in history.
Bomber pilots set their watches. They have already suffered enormous losses in the run-up to D-Day. Now they are being told to finish the job, give the boys in the boats a chance.
On this day in 1944, 150,000 Allied soldiers are being loaded onto ships all across southern England. Tomorrow, they'll take part in history's greatest invasion.
“At that time, we didn't know it was D-Day," one veteran would later recall. "We just knew we had a job to do.”