Remembering the ‘Boys of Pointe du Hoc,’ Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice for Freedom

‘One’s country is worth dying for,’ President Reagan observed in 1984, ‘and democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.’

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President Reagan at the Pointe du Hoc Memorial, Normandy, France, June 6, 1984. AP

This D-Day, a tribute to the Boys of Pointe du Hoc. As we commemorate and memorialize the 80th anniversary of Operation Neptune on the beaches of Normandy, France, it is so important to recognize and remember that this was one of the greatest military operations in the history of history.

It was a military operation aimed to preserve freedom and democracy for America and for our allies around the world.

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