In 1944, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe visited Bangor, Co. Down addressing military personnel.
Leading up to the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 2014, we visited the Eisenhower Pier in Bangor, Co. Down. From there, claimed Eisenhower, began the "long, hard march to Allied victory".