June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -- but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
Engraved on the port side of the buttstock is
General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Message to the Troops:
(click here to listen)
"Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you."
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Commander
Allied Expeditionary Force
June 6, 1944
Engraved on the starboard side is a photo of the soldiers landing.
These are new / unused leftovers from a Commemorative run and we only have a few. We'll do our best to match the handguards to the color of the stock but there may be slight color and grain variation of course.
Remington Lexington 
