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80 years ago today, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy France taking the next crucial step in defeating Nazi Germany.
While the fields of South Dakota are far from those shores, many South Dakotans played a role leading up to and during the invasion.
One of those South Dakotans was a 19 year old from Sioux Falls, Glenn Melvin Dow. Dow landed on the Dog Red Sector of Omaha Beach at H+50 minutes. Dow would not leave that beach and will forever rest in the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach.
Rest in peace. You will not be forgotten.