Tulsa VFW

Progress for our Vietnam Veterans!

This order was issued by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion of June 6, 1944. Almost immediately after France fell to the Nazis in 1940, the Allies planned a cross-Channel assault on the German occupying forces, ultimately code-named Operation Overlord. By May 1944, 2,876,000 Allied troops were amassed in southern England. The largest armada in history, made up of more than 4,000 American, British, and Canadian ships, lay in wait, and more that 1,200 planes stood ready. Against a tense backdrop of uncertain weather forecasts, disagreements in strategy, and related timing dilemmas, Eisenhower decided before dawn on June 5 to proceed with Overlord. Thank you for your service and sacrifice, never forgotten!

Thank you Tulsa World for taking time to help us keep the memories of our fallen alive.

We are excited to partner with Survivor Outreach Services for the third annual Field of Heroes boot display. The each boot represents a Service Member killed in action since the attacks on 9/11 twenty years ago. Dedication is at 2pm on Saturday the 29th and the display will be open all through Memorial Day weekend.