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Quote of the Day: Memorial Day
“The troops, the air, and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.” — Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower’s message in case of failure at D-Day
Over 25,000 of the nation’s finest lost their lives in the D-Day invasion. What a staggering loss. The enormity of it all — including Eisenhower’s willingness to embrace the responsibility for it — astounds me.
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A time when leaders would accept the consequences of their actions.
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The American dead on D-Day were about 2,500 (horrendous enough). Twenty-nine thousand would have been the total destruction of three divisions. The Fourth Infantry, landing at Utah, took few casualties. The First and Twenty-ninth, landing at Omaha, took the bulk of the casualties.
Never let a non-military historian report numbers. Thanks, Randy.
I can only think of a handful of presidents who would have uttered those words. What a fine leader Eisenhower was.
I can think of a current President who would never have blamed himself for any failure.
Dwight Eisenhower was buried as humbly as he lived:
There is a long-overdue effort to construct a formal memorial to Eisenhower in Washington, D.C. The groundbreaking was in October 2017. I do not like other buildings designed by the architect Frank Gehry. But perhaps this will turn out okay.
Not from what I’ve read.