{"id":2261794,"date":"2024-06-06T20:41:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T00:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-remember-sacrifices-u-s-soldiers-made-on-d-day\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T20:42:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T00:42:50","slug":"top-republicans-remember-sacrifices-u-s-soldiers-made-on-d-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-remember-sacrifices-u-s-soldiers-made-on-d-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Leaders Honor Courageous Sacrifice of U.S. Soldiers on D-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-republicans-remember-sacrifices-u-s-soldiers-made-on-d-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Party leaders paid tribute to\u200d the tremendous sacrifices of \u2063American soldiers who valiantly stormed the beaches of \u200dnorthern \u200bFrance on the 80th\u2063 anniversary of D-Day, the historic Operation Overlord. Notable\u200b figures like Donald Trump and Governor Ron DeSantis \u2063commemorated \u2064the bravery of those who fought for liberty and honored their enduring legacy. House Speaker Mike Johnson\u2063 also highlighted the pivotal role \u2063of Allied \u2064troops in defeating Nazi\u2064 Germany.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Top figures in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican Party<\/a> on Thursday remembered the sacrifices that thousands of American soldiers made as they stormed the beaches of northern France to liberate Europe from Nazi control.<\/p>\n<p>Their statements came on the 80th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy \u2014 dubbed Operation Overlord \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eisenhower-ended-his-d-day-order-to-the-troops-by-asking-them-to-pray-80-years-ago\/\" title=\"80 years ago, Eisenhower concluded his D-Day directive to troops with a call for prayer\">largest amphibious invasion<\/a> in world history. More than 2,500 Americans were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/d-day-from-the-greatest-generation-to-the-most-obnoxious-generation?topStoryPosition=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a> on that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we honor the immortal heroes who landed at Normandy 80 years ago,\u201d said former President Donald Trump, the party\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durham-says-cia-determined-data-from-former-clinton-lawyer-was-user-created-not-technically-plausible\/\" title=\"Durham Says CIA Determined Data From Former Clinton Lawyer Was \u2018User-Created,\u2019 Not \u2018Technically Plausible\u2019\">presumptive presidential nominee<\/a>. \u201cThe men of D-Day will live forever in history as among the bravest, noblest, and greatest Americans ever to walk the earth. They shed their blood, and thousands gave their lives, in defense of American Freedom. They are in our hearts today and for all time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis posted a video on X to commemorate the event and wrote: \u201cEighty years ago, on June 6th, 1944, over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to defend liberty and defeat evil. They are to be remembered as some of the bravest and most courageous in American history. We celebrate them and honor them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am pleased to announce that I will be presenting the Florida Medal of Merit to five brave Floridians who landed on those beaches and displayed that extraordinary courage,\u201d he wrote. \u201cFlorida expresses its deepest gratitude to every American who answered the call to serve in WWII and solemnly honors those who gave all and did not return home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eighty years ago, on June 6th, 1944, over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to defend liberty and defeat evil. They are to be remembered as some of the bravest and most courageous in American history. We celebrate them and honor them.<\/p>\n<p>I am pleased to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rwli851H5J\">pic.twitter.com\/rwli851H5J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1798703457416757298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wrote in a post on X: \u201cToday, we remember the extraordinary efforts of nearly 160,000 Allied troops who landed on the beaches of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany\u2014the turning point in WWII.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are forever grateful for their courage and always remember their sacrifice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) wrote an op-ed in The New York Times about remembering the sacrifices that were made and the mistakes that happened in the 1930s that led to World War II.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmerican soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines joined allies and took the fight to the Axis powers not as a first instinct, but as a last resort. They ended a war that the free world\u2019s inaction had left them no choice but to fight,\u201d he said. \u201cGenerations have taken pride in the triumph of the West\u2019s wartime bravery and ingenuity, from the assembly lines to the front lines. We reflect less often on the fact that the world was plunged into war, and millions of innocents died, because European powers and the United States met the rise of a militant authoritarian with appeasement or na\u00efve neglect in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe forget how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-blasts-isolationists-and-defense-skeptics-in-d-day-anniversary-op-ed\/\" title=\"McConnell criticizes isolationists and defense skeptics in D-Day anniversary piece\">influential isolationists persuaded millions<\/a> of Americans that the fate of allies and partners mattered little to our own security and prosperity. We gloss over the powerful political forces that downplayed growing danger, resisted providing assistance to allies and partners, and tried to limit America\u2019s ability to defend its national interests,\u201d he warned. \u201cToday, America and our allies face some of the gravest threats to our security since Axis forces marched across Europe and the Pacific. And as these threats grow, some of the same forces that hampered our response in the 1930s have re-emerged.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eighty years after D-Day, we remember the brave heroes who ended a war and liberated the free world. It\u2019s time for America and our allies to honor their sacrifice with our actions and meet today\u2019s axis of authoritarians with unity and strength.<\/p>\n<p>My thoughts in today\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1798729674442641907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican leaders paid tribute to the brave American soldiers who courageously stormed the beaches of northern France 80 years ago. On the anniversary of the Normandy invasion, they honored the sacrifices made to liberate Europe from Nazi rule. The commemorations marked the historic Operation Overlord, the massive D-Day amphibious assault of June 6, 1944<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":2261795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/DeSantis-Trump-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2261794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/DeSantis-Trump-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2261794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2261794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2261795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2261794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2261794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2261794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}