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D-D AY J UNE 6, 1944 L ES S CHWAB T IRE C ENTER W ELLS P LASTICS 4325 Hwy 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-7178 1760 13th St. Florence, OR 97439 541-997-3839 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ T HE A RCHIVES D ENTURE S ERVICES I NC . 2610 Kingwood St Florence, OR 97439 541-997-4970 524 Laurel St. Florence, OR 97439 541-997-6054 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ A LL C REATIONS C ONSTRUCTION R AY W ELLS , I NC . Florence, OR 97439 541-590-0288 ★★★★★ R OSA ’ S M EXICAN R ESTAURANT 2825 Hwy 101 Florence, OR 97439 541-997-1144 ★★★★★ F LORENCE P OLICE DEPARTMENT 900 Greenwood St Florence, OR 97439 ★★★★★ N EILS C ARPET C LEANING Florence, OR 541-997-3825 1770 Laurel Way Florence, Oregon 97439 541-997-2054 ★★★★★ F LORENCE A REA V ETERANS R ELIEF A GENCY PO Box 692 Florence, OR 97439 541-590-0395 ★★★★★ B URNS ’ S R IVERSIDE C HAPEL 2765 Kingwood St. Florence, Oregon 97439 541-997-3416 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ C OUNTY T RANSFER & R ECYCLING S ANDLAND A DVENTURES 5078 Coastwood Lane Florence, OR 97439 541-997-8233 85366 Hwy 101 Florence, OR 541-997-8087 ★★★★★ W ESTERN L ANE A MBULANCE 410 9th St, Florence, OR 541-997-9614 ★★★★★ S PRUCE P OINT A SSISTED L IVING 375 9th Street Florence 541-997-6111 ★★★★★ A BEL I NSURANCE A GENCY 875 Us 101, Florence 541-997-3466 ★★★★★ S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maplt Street, Florence 541-997-3441 www.thesiuslawnews.com ★★★★★ The Battle of Normandy, also known as D-Day, started on June 6, 1944 and was the beginning of the major invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. But why was it called “D-Day”? You might at fi rst be inclined to think the abbreviation is similar to V-Day (Victory Day). Indeed, one com- monly touted explanation given for the meaning of the “D” in D-Day is that it stands for “designated day.” Others claim it stands for “decision day”, “debarkation”, or even “deliverance day.” Even General Dwight Eisenhower, or at the least his assistant, weighed in when Eisenhower received a letter asking for an expla- nation of the meaning of D-Day. His executive assistant wrote back stating D-Day was a shortened version of “departed day”.
