God bless ’em. Truly a remarkable generation. For those with ears to hear, listen and understand.

As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.

More than 30 surviving “Rosie the Riveters” gathered at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, where they were honored for helping power the wartime industrial effort that supported Allied forces during World War II.

“Every day, memories of World War II — its sights and sounds, its terrors and triumphs — disappear,” according to The National WWII Museum’s site.

The women were recognized during the Museum’s annual Dr. Hal Baumgarten D-Day Commemoration and as recipients of the institution’s 2026 American Spirit Award, the Museum’s highest honor.

According to the museum, the award recognizes individuals and organizations who “exemplify the outstanding qualities of the American spirit and inspire these values in others.”

This year’s recipients included more than 30 women wartime workers popularly known as “Rosie the Riveters,” acclaimed composer John Williams and former New Orleans Saints player and ALS advocate Steve Gleason.

The gathering came as Americans marked the anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on June 6, 1944.

According to the Museum, more than 150,000 troops participated in the invasion, one of the largest amphibious military operations in history and a pivotal step toward the liberation of Western Europe.

While the men who landed on the beaches of Normandy are remembered each year, Museum officials said the women on the home front played an essential role in making Allied victory possible.

During World War II, millions of women entered the workforce as labor shortages transformed factories, shipyards and defense industries across the U.S.

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