Sunday was the 66th Anniversary of D-Day. That's something you would have missed if you only paid attention to statements by President Obama and the White House. Last year, of course, there was much pomp and circumstance celebrating the 65th anniversary of the largest land invasion in history. In one of the first trips abroad in his young presidency, President Obama traveled to Normandy and delivered a much watched speech along with then British PM Brown and French President Sarkozy. This year, however, not a word from Obama. Ironically, on the same weekend as the D-Day anniversary the President found time to release a statement on Friday noting the passing of William Miranda Marín, Mayor of Caguas in Puerto Rico, and another on Saturday noting the passing of legendary UCLA bastketball coach John Wooden. On Sunday, the anniversary itself, President Obama and the First Lady held a reception in the East Room for guests and attended a concert celebrating the work from Ford's Theatre. D-Day was never mentioned, though in his opening remarks President Obama said this:

And I especially want to thank the members of one of our nation's most hallowed fraternities -- the men who were recipients of the Medal of Honor. Please give them another round of applause. (Applause.) To each of those men, I want you to know your heroism is unquestioned. Your stories are inspirational. Your actions above and beyond the call of duty have earned the admiration of a grateful nation. And we are incredibly honored that you could join us here tonight. (Applause.)

One would think that stories of inspirational military heroics would include at least a passing mention of the 66th anniversary of D-Day, but apparently not. Obama's not alone, of course. We've been running this web site for eleven years now, and with each passing year columns and editorials commemorating the anniversary of D-Day are harder and harder to come by. That's regrettable, if not somewhat expected, from a class of professional journalists and pundits who are often as short sighted as they are self absorbed. It's a great deal more troubling to be seen in America's Commander-in-Chief. -------------------------------------------- Follow the RCP Blog on Twitter. Become a fan of RCP on Facebook.

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