We have heard all manner of things about D-Day today. What we haven’t heard about is the thousands of French civilians who were killed in the aftermath. Collateral damage I suppose since they were not Americans. And here is another omission. On May 27, we were not told that a ship carrying 937 Jewish refugees, fleeing Nazi Germany, was turned away from Cuba on May 27, 1939. No Jews were allowed to enter America either. Thanks FDR. And thanks for not letting Anne Frank’s family to immigrate to the United States.

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