D-DAY — The invasion that helped change the course of World War II. 📸: In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, a U.S. Coast Guard landing barge, tightly packed with helmeted soldiers, approaches the shore at Normandy, France, during initial Allied landing operations, June 6, 1944. (AP Photo) A ST. AUGUSTINE D-DAY LETTER Today we honor the anniversary of D-Day. On June 6th, 1944 (80 years ago today) the Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in Axis occupied France. 📝 A letter written from Joyce Murphy, to her mother, Deborah (Detta) Murphy, recounts her thoughts and feelings of the significant impact that June 6th, 1944 would have on her fellow Americans. The letter was originally published in the The St. Augustine Record on June 10, 1944. TRANSCRIPT OF LETTER: June 6, 1944 5 A.M. Well, Moma: I guess the above date will go down in history as one of the greatest days in the history of the United States. I can’t express my feelings at the moment. Here I a...