text: Seventy years ago today - D-Day - 160,000 Allied troops landed on a stretch of heavily-defended beaches along the coast of France, beginning the invasion of Europe in World War II.  The largest amphibious invasion in history, it was the beginning of a hard fight across the continent and the first crack in Germany's Fortress Europe. It paved the way for total victory for the Allies and another triumph over evil. Let's all remember those brave souls who lost their lives that day, and in the days that followed, so that we all may remain free to this day.