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   dwightd.eisenhower(1890-1969)turningtopoliticsin1952,eisenhowerprovedtobeasuccefulcommanderinthatfieldalso.afterwiingtherepublicannominationforpresidentheoverwhelminglydefeatedthedemocraticcandidate,adlaie.steveon.hethusbecamethe34thpresidentoftheunitedstatesandthefirstrepublicanpresidentin20years.**************
   soldiers,sailors,andairmenofthealliedexpeditionaryforce,youareabouttoembarkuponthegreatcrusadetowardswhichwehavestriventhesemanymonths.theeyesoftheworldareuponyou,thehopesandprayersoiliberty-lovingpeopleeverywheremarchwithyou.    incompanywithourbravealliesandbrothersinarmsonotherfronts,youwillbringaboutthedestructionofthegermanwarmachine.thee1iminationofnazit3''rayovertheoreedpeopleofeurope,andsecurityforourselvesinafreeworld.yourtaskwillnotbeaneasyone.yourenemyiswel1-trained,wel1-equied,andbattle-hardened.hewillfightsavagelybutthisistheyear1944,1nuchhashaenedsincethenazitriumphsof1940,41.theunitednatiohaveinflicteduponthegermagreatdefeatsinopenbattle,mentomen.ourairoffeeshaveseriouslyreducedtheirstrengthintheairandtheircapacitytowagewarontheground.our
   homefrontshavegivenusanoverwhelmingsuperiorityinweapoandammunitioofwanandplacedatourdiosal,greatreservesoftrainedfightingmen.thetidehasturned,thefreemenoftheworldaremarchingtogethertovictory
   ihavefullconfidenceinyourcourage,devotiontodutyandskillinbattle.wewillacceptnothinglethanfullvictorygoodluckandletusallbeseechthebleingofalmightygoduponthisgreatandnobleundertaking.