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GLENN: This is the Glenn Beck Program. Today is the 78th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

At Mercury One in our museum, we have one of the most awe-inspiring and precious items in the collection.

It is a flag that was on a landing craft, that brought men and tanks across the channel on D-Day. The ship was sunk by the Germans. On Omaha beach. And one of the sailors went down to rescue the flag.

It is that one flag tells the entire story of D-Day. It is ripped to shreds, frayed, the stars are still together.

This was the biggest military operation in world history. 3 million allied troops were sent across the channel.

No one knew if it would succeed or not. No one knew if Hitler was expecting them. If he -- if he was still there, his troops were on high alert. If he hadn't looked elsewhere, we were dead.

Imagine being on the shore of England, getting ready to go across the channel, knowing that really, truly, one of the most battle hardened and technologically sound armies was waiting across the river on the beach for you.

Eisenhower wrote a note. He wrote it to everyone who was going across. He said, you're about to embark on a great crusade, towards which we have striven these many months. And the eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere, march with you.

In company with our brave allies and brothers in arms, on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German's people war machine. The elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe. And the security for ourselves in a free world.

STU: And it's an important up.

GLENN: Savagely.

STU: Yeah. It's a great point you make there, Glenn. We did lose you here for just a quick second. Maybe you can back up a second.

GLENN: Are we there?

STU: Sorry. Yeah.

A little bit of technical difficulties.

GLENN: Yeah. I'm sorry. Okay. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people march with you.

In company with our brave allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe. And security for ourselves in a free world. Your task ahead is not an easy one.

Your enemy is well trained. Well-equipped. And battle hardened.

He will fight savagely. But in this year, 1944. Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940 and '41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle. Man to man.

Our air offense is seriously reduced their strength in the air. And the capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of fighting men. The tide has turned. The free men in the world are marching together, to victory.

I have full confidence, in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle.

We will accept nothing less than a full victory. Good luck. And let us all beseech the blessings of almighty God, beyond this great and noble undertaking.

As they were reading that, and then launching one by one, FDR, was on the radio, talking to about the fall of Rome.

The next day, once they had gotten on to the beach, and were making progress, FDR took to the airwaves again, in one of the most outrageous speeches. If it were given today. That you will ever read.

Imagine your president, coming on the air, and saying this: Last night, when I spoke to you, about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment, the troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the channel in another and greater operation. And it has come to success, thus far.

But in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer. That's where the president today, if he even said that, would leave it.

He then says, and I'm quoting, Almighty God, our son's. Pride of our nation. This day have set upon a mighty endeavor. A struggle to preserve our republic. Our religion. And our civilization.

And to set free suffering humanity. Lead them straight and true. Give them strength to their armed. Stoutness of their hearts. Steadfastness in their faith. They will need thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed. But we shall return again and again. And we know that by thy grace. By the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

They will be sore, tired. But night and by day, without rest. Until victory is won.

The darkness will be rent by noise and flame, and men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war. For these men are drawn from the ways of peace.

They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise. And tolerance and good will among all thy people. They yearn, but for the end of battle. And for their return to the haven of their home.

Some dear Lord, will never return, embrace these father, and receive them.

Thy heroic servant, into thy kingdom. And for us at home, fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters of brave men overseas, whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them, help us Almighty God to rededicate ourselves, in renewed faith in thee, at this hour of great sacrifice.

Many people have urged that I call the into a single day of special rare. But because the road is long, and the desire, if great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer.

As we rise up each new day. And, again, each day is spent. Let the words of prayer beyond you're leaderships, invoking our help to our efforts. Give us strength too. Strength in our daily tasks.

To redouble our contributions, we can make in the physical and material support of our armed forces. Let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come. To impart our courage on to our sons. Wherever so, they may be.

And, oh, Lord. Give us faith. Give us faith in thee. Faith in our sons. Faith in each other. Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled.

Let -- let none of these impacts of temporary events -- of temporal matters, but of fleeting moment opinion

Let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

With your blessings, we shall prevail over the unholy force of our enemy. Help us conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies.

Lead us to the saving of our country. And with our sister nations, in a world unity, that will spell a sure peace. A peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men, and a peace that will let all men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.

But we know thy will be done, Almighty God, amen.

Could you even imagine hearing our president speak like that today?

We have a real problem in today's world, where we don't even really want to admit our own faults. If we're honest about what we're facing today, it's all of our own faults.

We let our -- we let our love of unbridled freedom, conquer our duty of responsibility.

We let our wants become our needs. And there is no one to blame anymore. Or at least there is no one that will take the blame.

Dwight Eisenhower has become one of my favorite people in history. Because while he said the eyes of the world are upon you, and we are going to win, in his pocket, on that day, he had written a letter for release, if things did not go well.

He said, our landings have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold. And I have withdrawn our troops. My decision to attack at this time, and place, was based on the best information available. The troops, the air, the navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. Any blame or fault that attaches to this attempt, it is mine alone.

Right now, our politicians trying to do something, they think very brave and noble. They haven't even told us what they're truly fighting for. It's not Ukraine that is driving up the gas prices. It is their fight for climate.

It is their fight for the earth, and they will blame the repercussions on anything.

It is the money printing of greedy politicians. And an absolute criminally incompetent fed.

The greed of the banks, that has caused this inflation. Treasury Secretary admitted it, last week.

Yeah. We misread. We failed to see things.

We shouldn't have done. But not our commander-in-chief. Let us not forget what honor truly looks like. And try to emulate that in our own lives.

Every day, beginning today.