Until recently I knew very little about soldiers who died in wars. I had a vague, superficial feeling of sadness for the dead and their families, but mostly didn't think about it. Since I've been studying the Civil War, I have less cloudy mental vision of the dead and wounded. I've learned they were average people, like me, you, your son, husband, father, and friend. D-Day is also known as The Invasion of Normandy, or June 6, 1944, or five or six decoy and real operational names. France was invaded by Germany in 1940 and 1942. Allied troops sought to push Axis Germany out of France. The Allied troops consisted of infantry, armory, airborne, and amphibious fighting forces. Participating countries included Britain, Canada, Poland, Australia, Norway, New Zealand, United States, and France. Some of the estimated casualties for the Allied: U.S. 29,000 killed and 106,000 wounded or missing. Britain 11,000 killed, 5...
