Today is the anniversary of D-Day, Below is the script (yes, all caps) that I have been running today on McAlester Radio. (D-DAY) OMAHA, UTAH, SWORD, JUNO AND GOLD. THOSE WERE THE CODE NAMES OF THE BEACHES IN NORMANDY THE ALLIES LANDED ON ON D-DAY DURING WORLD WAR II.. THAT WAS JUNE 6TH, 1944, 69 YEARS AGO TODAY. (WWII VETERANS) NUMBERS FROM THE ‘GREATEST GENERATION CONTINUES TO DIMINISH. AS THE NUMBER OF LIVING AMERICAN WORLD WAR II VETERANS CONTINUES TO DWINDLE. ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, OVER 16.1 MILLION WERE MEMBERS OF THE NATION’S ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II. THE ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA ALSO CITES THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN STATING, AS OF NOVEMBER 2012, THE AGENCY ESTIMATED LESS THAN 1.5 MILLION AMERICAN VETERANS FROM THE MASSIVE WAR WERE STILL ALIVE. THAT IS LESS THAN 10% OF THEIR ORIGINAL NUMBER. AS OF NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR THERE WERE ONLY 11 LIVING WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HOOR RECIPIENTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS ESTIMATED IN 2011, 670 WORLD WAR II VETERANS DIED EVERY DAY. IN JUNE OF 2011, THE MEDIAN AGE FOR A WWII VETERAN WAS 92 YEARS.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:32:32 +0000
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