Actually, The sacrifices of the red army and the russian people ( 20 milion dead ) played the major role in the defeat of the Germans . You need go no further then july 1943 , weight the battle of Kursk, against the two divisions
launched in the Invasion of Sicily to see the comparative strength .

That said, As a navy and Iraqi Freedom veteran myself , I stand second to no one one in appreciating the heroism of our veterans, from Concord and Lexington to the present, and I agree, this war is horseshit. These true life heroes are dying and suffering for nothing , the greatest tragedy any nation can inflict on it's best and bravest . I've served in the Gulf region, 2002-2006, and have seen just a microbe of the results . So yes, every day is a good day to remember those owho have serve suffered, and sacrificed, to make and keep our country free .