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reports and schemes to the coun-
terparts, and creation of thousands
of imitation rubber, wood, and can-
vas decoy vehicles, aircraft, hangars,
and support equipment. On the
night before the invasion, Operation
Titanic also called for Allied air-
borne forces to drop rubber dummy
paratroopers throughout Normandy
far from their intended drop zones,
which caused widespread confusion
and uncertainty amongst the Get-
marts. Operation Overlord began the
invasion with overnight parachute
and glider landings, massive air at-
tacks, and naval bombardment pri-
or to the next morning's amphibi-
ous landings.
Canadian forces landed on Juno
Beach which covered two miles of
beach and lay between Gold and
Sword Beaches. Nearly half of the
Canadian casualties occurred dur-
ing the first hour of the invasion as
one-third of the landing craft struck
mines, and the Canadian forces
met with fierce German resistance.
The British landed on Gold
Beach, a 10-mile stretch of beach
with Arromanches the major ob-
jective due to the pier which was
meant to improve Allied logistics as
soon after the landings as possible.
The British also invaded Sword
Beach which was three miles in
length with its major objectives be-
ing important bridges located inland.
American forces secured Oma-
ha Beach, 10 miles in length and the
most heavily defended; and Utah
Beach which was the largest beach
spanning 11 miles, and the most dif-
ficult on which to land due to
weather and sea conditions. Oma-
ha Beach was the toughest assign-
ment. Most landing crafts were
forced off course due to winds and
tidal currents. The beaches were
heavily fortified with barbed wire,
mines, booby-trapped obstacles,
concrete bunkers and casements, ar-
tiller,y, machine guns and riflemen.
Hundreds of B-24 Liberators had
bombed the beaches before the
landing, but because they were
forced to drop their bombs through
an undercast, they had been con-
cerned that their bombs might hit the
Allied Naval forces off-shore and
dropped their bombs too far inland
to do any damage, nor create bomb
craters to provide cover for Amer-
ican GIs on the beach.
Despite all, the Allied forces
were successful in establishing a
beachhead from which the Germans
could not drive them out. In ten
days half a million Allied troops
were ashore, and within three
.weeks that number had risen to two
million. By late August of 1944, all
of northern France had been liber-
ated. D-Day casualties numbered
22,119 Americans, 946 Canadi-
ans, roughly 3,000 British, and an
estimated 4,000-9,000 Germans.
British artist Jamie Wardley and
Andy Moss of"Sand in Your Eye"
took to the beaches of Normandy on
September 21, 2013 in observance
of Peace Day to create a visual rep-
resentation of the approximate
9,000 Allied forces, Germans, and
French civilians who died on the
Normandy beaches on D-Day dur-
ing WWII. To create this unimag-
inable image, they drew silhouettes
of the individuals in the sand using
rakes and stencil forms. The sil-
houettes were drawn at the rate with
which the individuals fell that fate-
ful day, only to be erased hours lat-
er by the incoming tide just as the
lives of those who fell had been
erased on D-Day. The Fallen 9000
was funded by Sand in Your Eye
with support from local merchants
and took an estimated 500 volun-
teers five hours. The project ' as an
opporttmity to give a voice back to
those that had lost their lives." Try
to image the price that was paid that
day in 1944 Freedom is Never
Free!
Editor's Note: Schaefer is the
State Americanism Chairman of the
VFW Auxiliary Department of
North Dakota.
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Photo: Larry Bid
Above: Dale and Amy (Tallackson) Elbert pay respects to Amy's aunt and uncle, Percy and Leona Walstad. Leona was a long time
member of the Park River American Legion Auxiliary and Percy served in the navy during World War I1.
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PARK RIVER,
N.D. -- Congratula-
tions to the Walsh
County Press in Park
River on becoming a
designated infant-
friendly workplace!
We thank you for be-
ing a positive role
model in our com-
munity! In Novem-
ber, the Walsh Coun-
ty Health District re-
ceived a grant from
the North Dakota
Comprehensive Can-
cer Control Program
to help businesses in
the county become
designated infant-
friendly workplaces.
What does the term
"infant-friendly"
mean? In North
L to R: Brook Dahlgren, OIMa Olimb, Allison Olimb, lib/Olimb,
Dakota, "infant-friendly" means "breastfeeding-fi-iendly".
In 2009, North Dakota passed legislation to protect a woman's right
to breastfeed/pump in any location, public or private. When the law
was passed, the legislation stated an employer can use the designation
of"infant-friendly" if the employer adopts a workplace breastfeeding
policy following these guidelines:
Allowing flexible break times for expression of milk
Providing a clean, private space (other than a restroom) for pump-
ing/nursing
Access to a clean water source for washing hands and cleaning
breast pump equipment
Providing a place for storing breast milk, such as a refrigerator
or a cooler brought by the employee
We thank all of our local businesses who have become designated
infant-friendly workplaces!
For more information about infant-friendly workplaces,
contact Walsh County Health District at (701) 352-5139
Vote for
Carrie Wallace
for
ND State Senate
District 19 Republican
Tuesday, June 12th
Primary Election
Raised on a Family Farm Lives in Northwood, ND
Married to Bob, CEO of Asvise Mother of two adult sons, Matt & Mark
UND Graduate Physicians Assistant Legislative Intern
Prior Small Business Owner Served on the Northwood School Board
Served on the Northwood City Council
I will work in a conservative and responsible manner ]
to represent the people of District 19. ]
-- ~ v Carrie Wallace
11:00 a.m.--l:00 p.m.
Park River American Legion
108--5th St E
Lunch, Bake Sale
Gift Items for Sale
Frozen Rhubarb Pies
available for Sale
Oo, aet The if, s:
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