Quentin Roosevelt was a daredevil pilot shot by Germans close to Champagne country during World War I. His brother, Theodore Jr., was the only general in the first wave of D-Day attacks that turned World War II for good 75 years ago in Normandy. Dwight D. Eisenhower was frustrated not to be able to fight in World War I but made up for it in 1944, when he led the D-Day landings. In 1917, when the United States entered World War I, Theodore Roosevelt wanted to lead a volunteer army to France but was turned down. All are testimony to the trans-Atlantic friendship — a friendship that is now under strain.

Source: National Post May 31, 2019 10:18 UTC