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- [Narrator] Soldiers, sailors, and airman

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of the Allied Expeditionary Force,

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you are about to embark
upon the great crusade,

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towards which we have
striven these many months.

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The eyes of the world are upon you.

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The hopes and prayers of
liberty-loving people everywhere

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march with you.

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In company with our brave allies

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and brothers-in-arms on other fronts,

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you will bring about the destruction

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of the German war machine, the elimination

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of Nazi tyranny over the
oppressed peoples of Europe,

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and security for
ourselves in a free world.

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Your task will not be an easy one.

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Your enemy is well trained, well equipped,

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and battle hardened.

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He will fight savagely.

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But this is the year 1944,

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much has happened since the
Nazi triumphs of 1940-41.

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The United Nations have inflicted

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upon the Germans great defeat

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in open battle, man-to-man.

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Our air offensive has seriously
reduced their strength

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in the air and their capacity
to wage war on the ground.

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Our home front has given us
an overwhelming superiority

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in weapons and munitions of war,

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and placed at our disposal great reserves

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of trained fighting men.

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The tide has turned.

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The free men of the world are
marching together to victory.

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I have full confidence in your courage,

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devotion to duty, and skill in battle.

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We will accept nothing
less than full victory.

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Good luck, and lets us
all beseek the blessing

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of almighty God upon this
great and noble undertaking.