Dwight D. Eisenhower's Inaugural Address (Miller Center)

“We must be willing, individually and as a Nation to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both” -Dwight D. Eisenhower, Inaugural Address (Miller Center). Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, had a remarkable role in our nation’s history. His story starts in the town of Denison TX, 1890 (Miller Center).
Dwight David Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas. He was raised on a small farm in Abilene, Kansas. His father David was a mechanic and his mother Ida was a religious pacifist (Life Before the Presidency). Eisenhower was the third son in the family, followed by four more. He participated in high school sports, and excelled (Freidel). As a child, Dwight loved fishing, hunting, playing football, and reading about military history (Life Before the Presidency).
In 1911, young Eisenhower won a trip to West Point Military Academy. There he enjoyed playing football until it ended
broke out, Eisenhower moved back to the United States. He played an important role in the 3rd Army’s field training maneuvers which took place in Louisiana. During these training events, Eisenhower’s excellent talent and strategy was noted. He was then promoted to Brigadier General. As this new rank, Eisenhower traveled to Washington D. C. where he contributed in the making of war plans. This impressed the Army Chief. In November, 1942, Dwight D. Eisenhower then received a new mission. He was sent to invade North Africa, commanding the Allied Troops. This mission was known as “Operation Torch”. Then in 1944, he was Supreme Commander in “Operation Overlord”, an Allied Invasion of Nazi-invaded western Europe. Another of Eisenhower’s noted accomplishments was on June 6, 1944. His decision “Okay, let's go” won admiration from Allied leaders and troops when he decided to launch the D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy (Life Before the