This is an insult to both history and the men who fought on D-Day.
Europe has not "pissed away" their sacrifice. Here in the Netherlands, thousands of Americans who died liberating our country are buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. Since 1945, every single grave has been adopted by Dutch families who care for their fallen soldier's memory. Many families have done so for generations.
There is literally a waiting list of people wanting to adopt a grave.
So please don't use the heroes of D-Day to score political points in today's debates. The men who stormed those beaches fought against tyranny, not for the division and resentment that dominate modern politics.
Comparing the America of 2026 to the young Americans who died on Omaha Beach is a disservice to their memory.
We remember them. We honor them. We have never forgotten.
2,501 Americans were killed on this day in 1944.
To liberate Europe.
And that continent has pissed their deaths away.