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In remembrance of the 434 th's history .

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During World war I I 80 years ago , we

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take a look at our predecessors

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activities of June 6 , 1944 the

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allied invasion Forces were given the

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go order by Supreme Allied Commander

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General Dwight Eisenhower . On 5 June ,

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1944 soldiers , sailors and

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airmen of the allied expeditionary

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force . You are about to embark upon

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the great crusade toward which we have

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striven these many months . You will

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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 . I have full confidence

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in your courage , devotion to duty and

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skill in battle . We will accept

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nothing less than full victory . Thus ,

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the 434th troop carrier group was part

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of the 925 C 47 S to deliver nearly

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13,000 American paratroopers to German

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occupied Normandy France on June 6th ,

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1944 . The 434th performed the mission

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exactly as its eight months of training

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prepared them . They released 49

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gliders over their designated Normandy

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landing zones contributing greatly to

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the invasion . The successful

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concentration of the 434th drop was an

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enormous benefit to the highly

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scattered troops of the overall

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airborne mission .