QUOTES D DAY

“This landing is the end of the beginning.” – Winston Churchill

“The free men of the world are marching together to victory!” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

“There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You may be thankful that twenty years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what you did in the great World War II, you WON’T have to cough, shift him to the other knee and say, ‘Well, your Granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.'” – General George S. Patton Jr.

“I’m convinced that you will bear faithful witness to the truth, reflecting its light and its warmth wherever you go.” – Pope Pius XII

“The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower

“It was nice to feel that one was not alone.” – Corporal Jack Edinger

“My fellow Americans, last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt

“We will accept nothing less than full victory!” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower

“The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.” – P.G. Wodehouse

“You will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed people of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I’m glad I’m a soldier, sir.” – Private Ray Rigby

“Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.” – Winston Churchill QUOTES ABOUT SECRET GARDENS

“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” – Winston Churchill

“This invasion has been planned as a victory, a triumph for American arms. I consider it a privilege to fight beside you.” – General George S. Patton Jr.

“We have, I believe, at this moment, a very real chance of victory, a chance that this time… we cannot afford to miss.” – General Bernard Montgomery

“To us is given the honor of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history; and in the better days that lie ahead, men will speak with pride about our doings.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower

“The high hopes of D-Day grew into bitter tears with the rest of the news.” – Captain Andrew MacPhail

“Their willingness, their dedication, and their ability to conquer the enemy against impossible odds shall never be forgotten.” – General Dwight D. Eisenhower

“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” – Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

“We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end.” – Winston Churchill

“A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“Always remember that your resolution to succeed is more important than anything else.” – Abraham Lincoln