1.  Who is Robert Gates?
(CHALLENGE QUESTION:  Name the person Robert Gates replaced.)

2.  What ceremony is Mr. Gates attending today?

3.  a) Read a brief history of D-Day at nationalww2museum.org/education/briefddayhistory.pdf  [NOTE:  Document is in PDF format]
b) In quoting Mr. Gates (para. 9-14), how does the AP* reporter portray American troops landing at Normandy on D-Day?
c) What do you think of this portrayal?

4. Take some time to read about D-Day at the D-Day Museum websit (part of the WWII Museum) at nationalww2museum.org/education/history_intro.html
How do you think D-Day should be remembered?  Explain your answer.