ABSTRACT
In his famous address to Congress after Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt began with the immortal line: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” As President Roosevelt predicted, December 7 continues to be remembered as an infamous date, and for many it served as a chosen frame of reference in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11 2001 (Garamone 2001). But if Pearl Harbor most connotes the tragic losses of World War II for Americans, then June 6 1944-D-Day-most signifies triumphant redemption.
