Today 75 years after D-Day, D-Day the day it happened on June 6, 1945.  On this day 425,000 Allied and Germans were killed, wounded, or went missing.  Only one out of four survived!

The above should be one of our many reminders of why we want to stop warring with each other.  Begin with yourself, family, friends, neighbors, and move out to the outer edges of your comfort zone, and extend a hand in understanding that you are no more important than the person you declare as your enemy.  Let us rid this word from all languages.

We do not have to be antagonistic towards another; there is no need for harm, injure, or overpowering another.  Isn’t time to “Lay down our sword and shield,” down by the riverside?  Isn’t it time to study war and declare NO MORE?”

If D-Day does not trigger you to empower yourself to change, we will never truly live in a peaceful world.

In memory of those that sacrificed their lives to stop WARRING and bring us together in discussions, awareness, and acceptance of differences, I say RIP!  To the families, friends, and battalion brothers who survived, a special thank you for contributions.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life; it is D-Day, the day to make a positive difference.