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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFirst Wave at Omaha Beach
Kevin M. Kruse RetweetedThe ramp drops. In that instant, two machine guns concentrate their fire on the opening. Not a man is given time to jump. All aboard are cut down where they stand.
First Wave at Omaha Beach
First Wave at Omaha Beach
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First Wave at Omaha Beach
An account of the epic human tragedy that unfolded when Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy on D-Day
First Wave at Omaha Beach
An account of the epic human tragedy that unfolded when Allied troops landed on the shores of Normandy on D-Day
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First Wave at Omaha Beach (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2022
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Every year, French soldiers take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones.
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2022
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Karadeniz
(22,572 posts)1. Just flat horrific...
Tomconroy
(7,611 posts)2. Oh my. I can not recommend this highly enough.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,600 posts)3. Every year, French soldiers take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones.
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On this day 78 years ago, 156,000 soldiers landed in Normandy to liberate France during WWII.
Every year, French soldiers take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones to give the letters a gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.
Every year, French soldiers take sand from Omaha Beach and rub it onto the gravestones to give the letters a gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 American soldiers buried there.
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sarisataka
(18,770 posts)4. Watched Saving Private Ryan last night,
The landing is extremely graphically depicted. According to D-Day vets it is accurate.