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soldiers , sailors and airmen of the

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Allied Expeditionary Force . You are

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about to embark upon the great crusade

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toward which we have striven these many

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months . The eyes of the world are upon

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you . The hopes and prayers of liberty

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loving people everywhere march with you

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in company with our brave allies and

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brothers in arms on other fronts , You

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will bring about the destruction of the

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German war machine , the elimination of

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Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples

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of Europe and security for ourselves in

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a free world . Your task will not be an

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easy one . Your enemy is well trained ,

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well equipped and battle hardened . He

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will fight savage . But this is the

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year 1944 . Much has happened since the

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Nazi triumphs of 1940 41 . The

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United Nations have inflicted upon the

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Germans great defeats in open battle ,

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man demand . Our air offensive has

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seriously reduced their strength in the

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air and their capacity to wage war on

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the ground . Our home fronts have given

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us an overwhelming superiority in

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weapons and munitions of war and placed

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at our disposal great reserves of

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trained fighting men . The tide has

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turned the free men of the world are

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marching together to victory . I have

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full confidence in your courage ,

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devotion to duty . On scaling . We will

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accept nothing less than full victory .

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Good luck . And let us all be seats the

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blessing of Almighty God upon this

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great and noble undertaking .