OPINION:
On Tuesday, we honored those fearless American, English, Canadian and other Allied soldiers and sailors who took part in the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.
We will remember those who died on Normandy’s beaches as they fought to free France and the rest of Europe from the Germans.
However, it’s extremely rare to read a newspaper or watch a TV program and learn that over 2,000 French people died from Allied bombs and artillery shells on D-Day alone — or that by the end of the war, over 60,000 French civilians had been inadvertently killed by the Allies.
When honoring the sacrifices of our armed forces, we must remember those innocent civilians who were killed while being liberated.
PAUL L. NEWMAN
Merion Station, Pennsylvania
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