Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Iconic Shot: Eisenhower & his men

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General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses paratroopers of the 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division on the evening of June 5, 1944, just hours before the Normandy landings during World War II (a.k.a., Operation Neptune, Operation Overlord & D-Day).

© Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

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