Rememering and honoring the heroics of soldiers on D

Eighty-one years after Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, the heroics and sacrifices of those soldiers are remembered and honored.

The D-Day invasion, the largest seaborne invasion in history, led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II. Many of those who fought have since passed away, leaving their legacy to new generations.

"It's important to remember that day and because it's sort of the focus point... it's also the many lives that were lost on the day and in the days to follow to free Europe," said Bill Welch, Vice President of Erie County Memorial Park.

Bill Welch spoke in front of the Erie County World War II Memorial, dedicated to the 727 Erie County soldiers who died during the war.

Welch expressed concern about whether the memory of these sacrif