In case anyone doesn't remember, today is the anniversary of the D Day invasion, June 6, 1944.. Pure guts on the part of then young Americans who changed the world and defeated Hitler on that "longest day".

But there were other examples of guts that day, which we didn't learn of until many years later.

The historical archives show that General Eisenhower wrote a letter of resignation, which he intended to submit if the invasion did not achieve its objectives.

The archives also include the three letters from King George to Winston Churchill imploring him not to go on one of the leading landing craft with British soldiers when they hit the beach. The king finally convinced Churchill that his continued leadership of England was more important than leading the army in the invasion.

Even FDR demonstrated guts in authorizing an invasion that if it didn't work would have killed thousands of soldiers, only six months before the 1944 presidential elections.

Guts? You'd better believe it. A "greater generation"? I'd argue absolutely!

I believe we still have military that would demonstrate that kind of leadership. But are there any of our current political leaders who anyone might argue would demonstrate that kind of leadership? Would any of them put their jobs at risk based on whether their political decisions worked out for the country? Name one you think might demonstrate such guts. Just one.

The answer is obvious...and shameful.