https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/wor ... 365312001/Amazing that we're now at the three-quarter century mark now of this momentous occasion.
Years ago I made a very, very ignorant comment about this particular moment in history, I've felt bad about it ever since. I still like to read about it from time to time and really get the gist of what a monumental undertaking it was by the Allies. Still to this day the largest amphibious assault in history. Over 10,000 casualties, nearly 5,000 confirmed dead.
I actually didn't even know until today exactly why Gold, Sword, and Juno were named as such. Turns out the UK/Commonwealth areas of attack were named after fish: Goldfish, Swordfish, and Jellyfish. But Winston Churchill felt "Jelly Beach" sounded inappropriate so they changed it to Juno. I still have no idea why the Americans named their beaches Omaha and Utah.
Anyway, this was a very big deal. Remember those who fell in a (thankfully successful) attempt to save the entire world.