Forgotten fighters; Operation Dragoon veterans honored at last.(CITIZEN JOURNALISM: MILITARY)

The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | August 20, 2009 | Copyright

Byline: Monika Stoy and Tim Stoy, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The 65th anniversary of another D-Day - that of the Allied landings in southern France called Operation Dragoon - occurred Aug. 15. It is our country's Forgotten D-Day, say many of the veterans who participated in the mission. The operation resulted in a rapid retreat of the occupying German forces from French soil and was among the most successful campaigns of World War II.

Earlier this month, Outpost Europe of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, with the support of U.S. Army Freedom ...

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