June 6, 1944, was the execution of Operation Neptune by the Allied armed forces led by the United States and Great Britain. The mass landing of more than 160,000 soldiers on France’s Normandy Beach is commonly known as “D-Day,” and marked the commencement of Operation Overlord, the Allies’ invasion plan for German-occupied Europe.
All baseball games were cancelled on this date 70 years ago, and Mick Gillispie took the sixth inning of Tennessee’s game against the Jacksonville Suns on Friday to discuss two players who laid down their lives in the effort to liberate Europe.
Andrew Green
James Rowe
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