NORMANDY

72 years ago on June 6, 1944 over 160,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune, D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history and was vital to the Allied victory on the Western Front (Operation Overlord).

"This operation is not being planned with any alternatives. This operation is planned as a victory, and that's the way it's going to be. We're going down there, and we're throwing everything we have into it, and we're going to make it a success."

- General Dwight D. Eisenhower

"These are the men who took the cliffs. These are the champions who helped free a continent. These are the heroes who helped end a war."

- President Ronald Reagan

Today, twenty-seven war cemeteries hold the remains of over 110,000 dead from both sides: 77,866 German, 9,386 American, 17,769 British, 5,002 Canadian and 650 Poles. The bodies of many American casualties were repatriated to the USA, where they were reburied.

The following video was prepared by the "Tipton" family

The voice you hear belongs to our very own "Bob Tipton"  So many in the FCTP have been touched by the brave, loving and caring heart of this great Patriot. His love of family and country has established a permanent footprint in our hearts.

Please click on the link below and enjoy

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1rWDSdbesdpbUV5aGF3aVpXLVE/view?u...

“Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.”
~Colin Powell