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elocs

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3. My dad landed on Omaha Beach, a heavy machine gunner, would be 104 now.

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2025, 04:00 PM

Jun 2025

I have a letter he wrote to his father a few days later where he told him that he almost had 1 less son that day. My dad fought through France and into Germany. He won a Silver Star and a Purple Heart and an Oak Leaf Cluster. His second wounding finished the war for him.

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D-Day.... there are almost none left.. [View all] Peacetrain Jun 2025 OP

the red water is a very common remembrance. WarGamer Jun 2025 #1

My Father In Law landed at Omaha rurallib Jun 2025 #2

That is the way my future Husbabd felt. True Blue American Jun 2025 #10

My dad landed on Omaha Beach, a heavy machine gunner, would be 104 now. elocs Jun 2025 #3

D-Day ironman99 Jun 2025 #4

Lost my last one Jughead Jun 2025 #5

My dad was in the Normandy Beach landing operation on DDay (would have been 107 today) peacebuzzard Jun 2025 #6

there may have been 17 year olds there... WarGamer Jun 2025 #7

My 17 year old homegirl Jun 2025 #12

My dad said little about the war until later life. ananda Jun 2025 #8

My Husband was wounded True Blue American Jun 2025 #11

My mom recalled losing her favorite cousin who was a paratrooper that was killed before hitting the ground. Evolve Dammit Jun 2025 #9

My Dad said he landed D+2 or 3 never talked about cambat TexLaProgressive Jun 2025 #13

MIne as well dcmfox Jun 2025 #14

The Greatest Generation and my father, three uncles, and my wife's father were a part of it. Most of them never talked surfered Jun 2025 #15

We've been to the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach. It was an emotionally moving experience surfered Jun 2025 #16

The first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan BigmanPigman Jun 2025 #17

Thank you to your father and all his comrades senseandsensibility Jun 2025 #18