Some of us take it for granted now. But, transport yourself back 154 years ago, to the bustling seaport city of Galveston, the front door of Texas. Controlled by the Confederacy for two years, news of Lee’s surrender had reached Texas at the end of April. Uncertainty descended upon the city as further news of the fate of Confederate armies was slow to arrive. However, on June 18, 1865, the final news came in the form of General Gordon Granger and his 2000 Union soldiers who h

The beaches are quiet now. The cliffs of Pointe-du-Hoc are green with life. The church bells at Sainte-Mere-Eglise toll only for church. The only ships visible on the horizon are pleasure crafts and merchant vessels. In Colleville-sur-Mer, the sounds of war have been replaced by the sounds of singing birds who alight on the headstones of the honored dead. It was not so quiet back then. 75 years ago today, the greatest amphibious force ever known began its mission to finally f

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