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Victor Davis Hanson: We Owe American Security to Those Boys on the Beaches of Normandy

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🗓️ 8 June 2026

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June 6, 1944, was more than a beach landing. It was the opening blow that helped break Nazi Germany and secure American hegemony for decades to come. We owe so much to the brave men who charged into gunfire that day, knowing quite well their last actions would be in defense of their country. 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠  Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027  👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications:  https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273?sub_confirmation=1👉More exclusive content is available on Victor’s website: https://victorhanson.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Daily Signal podcast, where we provide intelligence for the intelligent.

0:05.1

Now, without further ado, here's today's take.

0:09.0

Some follow the noise. Bloomberg follows the money, because behind every headline is a bottom line.

0:17.5

Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,

0:22.1

there's a money side to every story.

0:24.6

And when you see the money side,

0:26.6

you understand what others miss.

0:29.1

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0:31.1

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0:33.4

Thank you. Hello, this is Victor Davis-Hans for the Daily Signal.

0:49.5

This past week was June 6, 2006. That's the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landings in World War II

0:59.5

that took place on June 6th, 1944. It was the largest amphibious invasion since Xerxes

1:10.0

invasion of Greece. It might have been much larger even.

1:13.6

Some 300,000 British, Canadian and American troops landed on five beaches in Normandy,

1:23.0

probably about 150,000 on the land and over 160 various naval personnel, airborne personnel.

1:34.3

On that single day, over 10,000 British American and Canadian troops were wounded or missing or killed.

1:43.3

4,400 we know Americans.

1:46.5

4,400 were dead on all allied armies.

1:50.6

Probably most of those were Americans.

1:55.4

What was the strategy behind it?

1:58.2

The Russians had been pressuring us for a second front. Remember that Stalin

2:03.3

had been in league with Hitler since August 23rd of 1939, and that Devley's diabolical

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