# Saving Private Ryan and 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune

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**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-and-75th-anniversary-of-operation-neptune/833087 "2019-04-26T17:27:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![mako88sb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-and-75th-anniversary-of-operation-neptune/833087/1 "2019-04-26T17:27:38Z")

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Not surprised to read this announcement. Looking forward to seeing it in the theater again.  
[https://www.stripes.com/news/saving-private-ryan-to-return-to-the-big-screen-around-d-day-75th-anniversary-1.578572](https://www.stripes.com/news/saving-private-ryan-to-return-to-the-big-screen-around-d-day-75th-anniversary-1.578572)

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-and-75th-anniversary-of-operation-neptune/833087/2 "2019-04-26T18:23:27Z")

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> [@mako88sb](#):
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> Not surprised to read this announcement. Looking forward to seeing it in the theater again.  
> [https://www.stripes.com/news/saving-private-ryan-to-return-to-the-big-screen-around-d-day-75th-anniversary-1.578572](https://www.stripes.com/news/saving-private-ryan-to-return-to-the-big-screen-around-d-day-75th-anniversary-1.578572)

I think you mean Operation OVERLORD. NEPTUNE was the naval element of the Normandy invasion.

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**Author:** ![mako88sb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@mako88sb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mako88sb)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saving-private-ryan-and-75th-anniversary-of-operation-neptune/833087/3 "2019-04-27T05:10:31Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> I think you mean Operation OVERLORD. NEPTUNE was the naval element of the Normandy invasion.

Yes, but the main component of Operation Neptune was the amphibious invasion on June 6th which I think is more appropriate then calling it “D-Day” since every allied invasion has that designation. Since the movie includes a plot beyond June 6, I would have to agree that Operation Overlord would have probably been better.