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On the 75th Anniversary of D-Day: Vera Lynn's "The White Cliffs of Dover"

6/6/2019

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Today we remember the anniversary of D-Day, the Designated Day to storm the beaches of Normandy in the first maneuver of Operation Overlord in which Allied Forces crossed the British Channel and fought their way through France into Germany, delivering the final blow to Hitler's Nazi Regime. In my novel, A PASSING MIST, Vera Lynn's song (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover was referenced numerous times as it represented the grief felt at the beginning of the war when the cliffs of Dover, England were under attack, and the longing for the world to once again be at peace. 
Lyrics: 

There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see

I'll never forget the people I met
Braving those angry skies
I remember well as the shadows fell
The light of hope in their eyes

And though I'm far away
I still can hear them say
Bombs up...
But when the dawn comes up

There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see

There'll be love and laughter
And peace ever after
Tomorrow
When the world is free

The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Jimmy will go to sleep
In his own little room again

There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see

​There'll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow
Just you wait and see...
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