D-Day overlooked

It was disappointing, to say the least, that not a single word of the 73rd anniversary of D-Day was mentioned in the Daily Herald on June 6, 2017.

The only reference to World War II in the entire paper was the passing of Earl Pope, a 92-year-old World War II veteran who served our country in the South Pacific during one of the most trying times in our country's history. It is, in my humble opinion, the duty of the media and those of us who are of the age of the sons and daughters of the Greatest Generation, to keep this part of American history alive.

An annual paragraph on June 6, acknowledging what happened on this day so many years ago, would at least recognize the sacrifices of those who played a key role on June 6, 1944 - the day that, no doubt, is the reason we have the freedoms that we enjoy today.

It is highly likely that many of us will still be around when the last World War II Veteran passes - of the 16,000,000 that served in uniform there are only approximately 600,000 left - most of whom are at least 90 years old. Acknowledging what many of these veterans did on June 6, 1944, is the least we can do.

Dale Chellis

Kildeer