Tag: WWII
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D-Day 79 years later: the battle that was the beginning of the end of WWII
Today is the 79th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Over 150,000 Allied forces took part in the invasion. Over a million men were part of the overall battle of Normandy. Thousands of ships and planes. Even trying to fathom the size of the operation is impossible to comprehend. It remains the largest seaborne invasion…
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The Church – being part of something bigger than yourself
An astounding 16 million soldiers, sailors and Marines served America in the Second World War. And while most of our focus on World War II is on the military and combat, within the United States, there was an effort to support the war unlike anything our nation had seen or has seen since. With millions…
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D-Day 78 years later: the battle that was the beginning of the end of WWII
Today is the 78th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Over 150,000 Allied forces took part in the invasion. Over a million men were part of the overall battle of Normandy. Thousands of ships and planes. Even trying to fathom the size of the operation is impossible to comprehend. It remains the largest seaborne invasion…
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Memorial Day – and the Saving Private Ryan character we struggle not to become
I hope that you’re all having a meaningful Memorial Day. As we observe holidays throughout the year there are movies that become associated with them. For Christmas, there’s an entire season of Christmas movies.At Thanksgiving, It’s a Wonderful Life is associated with the season. At Easter, it’s resurrection movies like Ten Commandments and the Passion of the Christ. One of…
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D-Day 76 years later: the battle that was the beginning of the end of WWII
Today is the 76th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Over 150,000 Allied forces took part in the invasion. Over a million men were part of the overall battle of Normandy. Thousands of ships and planes. Even trying to fathom the size of the operation is impossible to comprehend. It remains the largest seaborne invasion…
Josh Benner 