DoD photo As we approach the 80th anniversary of the single largest and most bold amphibious invasion in history, we honor the thousands of Allied troops, including 2501 Americans, who were killed on D-Day itself, the more than 5,000 who were wounded that Day, and the tens of thousands Allied forces killed in the epic Battle of Normandy that followed. Among those brave Americans killed or wounded, there were ten men who performed acts of valor “above and beyond the call of duty” during the five days it took to secure the beaches of Normand. Men who were awarded our nation’s highest honor for b…