Surveyors were key to the birth of our country, serving in the Revolutionary War and signing the Declaration of Independence. Since that time, surveyors have continued to serve our country, both in peacetime and in conflict.

Seventy-eight years ago today, Operation Overlord was launched – known as D-day, one of the greatest combined military operations ever undertaken. It was ambitious on a size and scale that is unparalleled to this day. What isn’t often remembered is what it took to plan the invasion. Everything about the landing sites had to be known – a tall order because the entire coast was enemy territory. That’s where surveyors and reconnaissance experts came in.