Today is the anniversary of D-Day, the Normandy landings during World War II, in which around 9,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers gave their lives defending  freedom.

“They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Black-and-white photo of U.S. soldiers in helmets aboard a landing craft approaching the Normandy coast on D-Day

Black-and-white photo of landing ships, vehicles and barrage balloons on a Normandy beach during D-Day