The National Guard unit that stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day

The National Guard unit that stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day

The National Guard tends to be the butt of a lot of jokes from fellow service members and civilians alike.It’s not without merit, as a lot of times, the jokes write themselves. Especially if you’ve deployed overseas and seen how some National Guard units are put in the tower-guard-and-sandbag-filler pigeonhole.Also Read: The National Guard’s ‘one weekend a month, two weeks a year’ slogan is outdatedBut what the National Guard doesn’t do very oft…