The 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II is Tuesday.

Commemorating the anniversary, the Director of the Museum Division at Fort Riley, Bob Smith, was a guest on JC Now with Mark Ediger on Tuesday.

Smith discussed in-depth the role of the 1st Infantry Division in the Allied attack, and the audio comments of General Dwight D. Eisenhower to the troops before the landing were aired. The 1st Division led Force “O” in the assault on Omaha Beach in Normandy on D-Day. The show is available on a podcast at JCPost.com.