June 6 is the anniversary of D-Day. It was the day the Allied invasion to liberate Europe from Hitler’s Germany began.

It is a day to remember because so many soldiers lost their lives in a war that was preventable. It was the biggest amphibious invasion of all time. Twenty-nine thousand Americans lost their lives during the entire invasion which began June 6, 1944.

Yet despite the loss of life, it was at least a victory for America and a victory for the enslaved millions in Europe.

D-Day is also a day to remember because, since World War ii, America has not won a war. Vietnam and Korea were humiliating defeats. In Iraq, the loss of 4,800 soldiers over 10 years caused America to pull out and leave the country to Iran. America is still bogged down in a losing effort in Afghanistan.

So what happened? Why the victory then and the string of subsequent defeats thereafter? cnn unwittingly offers an answer in Photos: The Allied invasion of Normandy. Pay particular attention to picture number nine.

Read the sign in the photo. Think that might have something to do with it?

Another big war is coming. Read The United States and Britain in Prophecy to see why America, despite its huge military, is destined to lose.