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but on the other hand, starting the story of d-day with the landing on omaha beach or any other beach, encourage moderate students to overlook what happened in the weeks, months and even years prior to that moment, including the assembling and training of the troops, the movement, the equipment and the men across a contested ocean. from the western hemisphere to britain past the german. the construction training camps in britain. the assembly of equipment. the dozens of practice landings. all along the british coast. and, of course, the cross-channel movement itself and operate is so vast and so complex it stands virtually alone, not only the annals of the second world war, but in the annals of warfare itself for its size and complexity. and all that part up to the landing on the beach was naval operation with its own codename operation neptune. in this the navy's ro was not merely to facilitate the movement of men and equipment across the channel army. soldiers like to explain that well t navy is reallthe bus driver. you know, they get us there, then we do the fighting. it is, of cou
but on the other hand, starting the story of d-day with the landing on omaha beach or any other beach, encourage moderate students to overlook what happened in the weeks, months and even years prior to that moment, including the assembling and training of the troops, the movement, the equipment and the men across a contested ocean. from the western hemisphere to britain past the german. the construction training camps in britain. the assembly of equipment. the dozens of practice landings. all...
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we would have lost omaha beach. not just omaha beach. you lost the land in oth had listened to his his generals and given what he wanted to put in that defense there, europe might look different today if that had been the case. but questions. am doing well. that's questions. why i must have done a great job, huh? no, everybody get okay. all right. we'll call it a day and we'll pick this up again. all right. here to mark that day in history when the allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this continent, to liberty for four long years. much of europe had been under a terrible shadow. free natio
we would have lost omaha beach. not just omaha beach. you lost the land in oth had listened to his his generals and given what he wanted to put in that defense there, europe might look different today if that had been the case. but questions. am doing well. that's questions. why i must have done a great job, huh? no, everybody get okay. all right. we'll call it a day and we'll pick this up again. all right. here to mark that day in history when the allied armies joined in battle to reclaim this...
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and utah beach defenses already were not quite potent. as famously omaha beach. but in this case, of course, you're going to have, you know, just just sort of a lot of stunned german defenders, but also people of different ethnic backgrounds. okay. so i want to mention this, norman invasion is an incredible international event we've already sense that on the allied side. but just in general, the german army is not just it's all sorts of eastern european ers who are serving in the german armed forces, mainly as career people. here's your choice. slave labor or service in the german army is roster filler because the germans are hurting for manpower. so there's guys from georgia, not the state, but the country who are defending utah beach. there's ukrainians, there's russians and then of course, there's germans, too. it's it's a kind of a mixture. okay. so some of these guys, when they get bombed accurately, they're not too enthusiastic about staying and fighting. some of them really kind of traumatized in their bunkers and pillbox cases. it's just a mixture. okay.
and utah beach defenses already were not quite potent. as famously omaha beach. but in this case, of course, you're going to have, you know, just just sort of a lot of stunned german defenders, but also people of different ethnic backgrounds. okay. so i want to mention this, norman invasion is an incredible international event we've already sense that on the allied side. but just in general, the german army is not just it's all sorts of eastern european ers who are serving in the german armed...
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famously at gold beach, onebe■ f the british beaches, and omaha beach.here's a terrible storm that comes along june 18 and 20 that severely damages the british mulberry harbor and basically destroys the american one. in the broader sweep of things, the mulberries, though it is an incredible achievement, are a bit overrated in terms of what they will be able to contribute. i think something on the order of 10% to 15% of our logistical needs are served by mulberry harbors, so what will they do instead? offload stuff on the landing beaches. what are called landing ship tanks or lst's, which are a goodly the most important ship in the invasion, will just be disgorging stuff that way. very low-tech in that regard. all the way back -- you. >> [indiscernible] >> he wonders what percentage of transport aircraft will be shutdown down before they can disgorge theirow that often topf my head, but i can say it's a real minority. you will have the most famous one, of course, is the one carrying the commander of is a company 506. one of the reasons he is famous is bec
famously at gold beach, onebe■ f the british beaches, and omaha beach.here's a terrible storm that comes along june 18 and 20 that severely damages the british mulberry harbor and basically destroys the american one. in the broader sweep of things, the mulberries, though it is an incredible achievement, are a bit overrated in terms of what they will be able to contribute. i think something on the order of 10% to 15% of our logistical needs are served by mulberry harbors, so what will they do...
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and beaches. so they'll put three divisions ashore. you americans will put two divisions ashore. the 21st, the 29th infantry division will come in alongside big red one, first infantry division, whereas the first infantry division that now. fort riley. that's right still still it's still with us to that ultimately this is what the plalos like rit senhower is theater commander air power is undehi his authority right now. montgomery is the ground force command. he ishe guy that's in command of the amphibious operation for the invasion. keep in mind, it's going to be the largest invasion in nothing, even even today comes close to this thing like 5000 ships will be involved in in this thing, a thousand warships, 4000 transportation ships, etc., etc. it is an enormous event to be orchestrated in montgomery. again he's the comnd. the overall omar bradley first u.s. army milesrm then we will send in the corps under neral j. law and collins, j lot lawton collins. during the korean war, will be the chief o
and beaches. so they'll put three divisions ashore. you americans will put two divisions ashore. the 21st, the 29th infantry division will come in alongside big red one, first infantry division, whereas the first infantry division that now. fort riley. that's right still still it's still with us to that ultimately this is what the plalos like rit senhower is theater commander air power is undehi his authority right now. montgomery is the ground force command. he ishe guy that's in command of...
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beaches. he wants to ke this as strong as possible along this area. how. what's what's in ramos? what's in ramos thinking rommel isommel has been in north africa. he's fought the british, fought the americans somewhat. and he is of the opinion that air power will preclude mobile forces from reaching the beaches. but he believes if they use the other approach and remember prerecorded it for an amphibious operation is. air superiority naval superiority around there. so air superiority is something we win. the time you get to 1944. however, because you have the air superiority, you are able to interdict those forces. rommel believes that allied air is so significant that they will not able to get to the beaches. right. if you keep that strategic reserve too far to, the rear. they will never make it forward. and that's part of his thinking in. the sand rommel rama will later be also be implicated in the plot to assassinate hitler. i may have seen that movie, you know, as a movie on on this scheme
beaches. he wants to ke this as strong as possible along this area. how. what's what's in ramos? what's in ramos thinking rommel isommel has been in north africa. he's fought the british, fought the americans somewhat. and he is of the opinion that air power will preclude mobile forces from reaching the beaches. but he believes if they use the other approach and remember prerecorded it for an amphibious operation is. air superiority naval superiority around there. so air superiority is...
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hell's beach had earned its name. 8:30 am, general omar bradley expect our troops to be a mile inland. six hours after the inlands, he wrote we held only 10 yards of each. in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have been swiftly declared as it was my one officer, a debacle. but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. success may not come with rushing speed, president roosevelt would say that night, but we shall return again and again. paratroopers fought through the countryside to find one another. rangers pulled themselves over those cliffs to silence nazi guns. to the west, americans took utah beach with relative ease, to the east the british tore through the coast filled with the fury of five years of bombs and a vow to fight them on the beaches. the canadians, who shores had not been touched by war, drove far into france. and here at omaha. troops finally made it to the seawall and used it as shelter, where a general said, rangers, lead the way. by the end
hell's beach had earned its name. 8:30 am, general omar bradley expect our troops to be a mile inland. six hours after the inlands, he wrote we held only 10 yards of each. in this age of instant commentary, the invasion would have been swiftly declared as it was my one officer, a debacle. but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of free men. success may not come with rushing speed, president roosevelt would say that night, but we shall return again and again....
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we stood up on the beach, and he said you see that mound about 150 yards of the beach, that is as farad gone on the first day. just gravitating. >> was at the end of his war or did he go on to serve in other areas and in other battles? >> he did not, he came back and was out of the military and had a successful business career in life. it was always a big part of his life. it was huge. >> i think you had family there. in spite of the fact that bill passed on friday. what have they told you about the day and the memories people shared of him? >> my nephew and his wife attended. my sisters who were coming, they could not make it because they were all packed to go and other things to do. i had not talked to craig yet. i have seen pictures of him on the beach and whatnot. i'm sure it was a very momentous day for both of them. and we are proud of them to represent us. >> absolutely. special to hear the prime minister so speak -- speak so lovingly of your father. >> if there were events that made me -- 1:30 phoenix time this morning, i wahed everything. to me, there were very special moment
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you wrote here, "bloody beach." >> "bloody beach." >> david: he was part of the 45th evacuation hospitalhome. >> well, that's the thing. that's -- that's the thing. a lot of them didn't make it. >> david: we spent time with harold himmelsback, too. raised in yakima, washington, he is now 98. harold. >> how are you? >> david: it's an honor. he remembers landing on that beach on d-day. >> the most dramatic time in my life. and i remember best and saw things that very few people would ever see. i would say the guys died within feet of me. >> david: he was just 18. >> i remember i had to pick up one guy's head, you know. because he'd been cut and so forth. and you almost took it as a -- the reality of where you were. you knew you had to do these things. it was just, take care of your friend. and that's what we all did. we were all americans. >> david: the letter he wrote home to his mother. >> "dear mom. i suppose i should begin this by telling you, i am somewhere in france." >> david: so many of those young american soldiers kept diaries. >> "june 6, 1944. invasion started." >> david: harol
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killed on the beach. laying about in the red poppies blooming. it struck me then that the poem we had learned in school by colonel mcrae, in flanders fields, the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row, that certainly struck with me seeing the canadians laying dead among the red poppies that were coming in bloom. [applause] >> george kirschner, ranger leads the way. the ranger chaplain was from hartford, connecticut. he was a wonderful man. before he left the ship on d-day, he said, when you land on the beach, i don't want to see anybody laying down and praying. if i do, i'm going to come up and boot you in the tail. you leave the praying to me, you do the fighting. as we were going in, immediately behind mine, which contained my company commander, captain dukes later, sank from all the water. as we approached, i gave the order to fire our rockets and they fired in sequence, two at a time. five cleared the bluffs, which was a good percentage. i hollered, ok, let's go, and ran up the ramp. first one o
killed on the beach. laying about in the red poppies blooming. it struck me then that the poem we had learned in school by colonel mcrae, in flanders fields, the poppies blow, between the crosses row on row, that certainly struck with me seeing the canadians laying dead among the red poppies that were coming in bloom. [applause] >> george kirschner, ranger leads the way. the ranger chaplain was from hartford, connecticut. he was a wonderful man. before he left the ship on d-day, he said,...
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beach just down here. >> further up the beach. couple of stories about him landing up there off the, the landing crafts on the duck, and he served with the royal staffordshire regiment , royal staffordshire regiment, but i don't know too much about him. unfortunately, he's passed away before i was born. >> and how much do you know about how much he talked about his experience? or do you think that's something that he. >> he didn't really say a lot. i think he kept a lot of it inside. it'sjust it's think he kept a lot of it inside. it's just it's just the way they were doing it, and it was the way that it was. >> so many veterans that have spoken to this week have said that they've only started talking about their experience in the past few years because they know that they are some of they know that they are some of the very last. but it is a generation of great pride, isn't it? >> very. i'm very proud, very proud of every man that come to these beaches very proud. >> how important is it for you personally to be here in normandy?
beach just down here. >> further up the beach. couple of stories about him landing up there off the, the landing crafts on the duck, and he served with the royal staffordshire regiment , royal staffordshire regiment, but i don't know too much about him. unfortunately, he's passed away before i was born. >> and how much do you know about how much he talked about his experience? or do you think that's something that he. >> he didn't really say a lot. i think he kept a lot of it...
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on the beach.aptain fellows had directed me to the precise spot he wanted us to land, but we were 30 yards from the shoreline. simply could go no further. down came the ramp, and the door behind it open. a section of troops moved through the opening as rapidly as they could. fully equipped as they were, they must go one at a time. the left followed and the right file can last. we all got off the cracked, and fellowes started forming into skirmish lines. then the germans began to fire. some sort of heavy antitank round, it seemed. mortars started falling in, but the craters that were supposed to have been on the beach to provide cover for the troops were not there as expected, so those chaps had no cover. the beach was flat. the tide was out, and the defenders behind us could not be seen. i see it hitting our own troops. i choose to protect my own command and eager to find the others we had left in the water we put out to sea. the sailor always has a great respect for the troops he carries because w
on the beach.aptain fellows had directed me to the precise spot he wanted us to land, but we were 30 yards from the shoreline. simply could go no further. down came the ramp, and the door behind it open. a section of troops moved through the opening as rapidly as they could. fully equipped as they were, they must go one at a time. the left followed and the right file can last. we all got off the cracked, and fellowes started forming into skirmish lines. then the germans began to fire. some sort...
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, likejuno beach, gold beach, omaha beach, were of that terrible day?s the most momentous day in the unit's history, to the new generations of marines who are signing on. and that's what's happening. we have older men, younger men and women, and what they're doing is carrying on a tradition in which the older people got from their elders maybe 20 or 30 years ago. they're passing on the memory of this moment, which was a moment of such supreme sacrifice that it is the culminating and most important time in the history of these modern day units. so that's what they're doing. plus, of course, the wider task of educating the public to the importance of what happened on that day. and a lot has been said about the passing from memory to history — that's what's happening now. memory is disappearing, it's becoming history. and so the experience is different, and what has to be done is a task of learning and education, rather than simply evoking memories and emotions, which are obviously not the same as they were, say, 20, 30 years ago. that was hugh schofield t
, likejuno beach, gold beach, omaha beach, were of that terrible day?s the most momentous day in the unit's history, to the new generations of marines who are signing on. and that's what's happening. we have older men, younger men and women, and what they're doing is carrying on a tradition in which the older people got from their elders maybe 20 or 30 years ago. they're passing on the memory of this moment, which was a moment of such supreme sacrifice that it is the culminating and most...
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omaha beach, utah beach for the americans, gold beach and sword beach for the british and juno beachof the end of the nazi occupation of france in western europe. but even then, afterjune the 6th, much more intense fighting and sacrifice lay ahead for the allies in that attempt to defeat hitler and to defeat the nazi regime after so many years of warfare. we are going to hearfrom we are going to hear from the various leaders, we are going to hearfrom president various leaders, we are going to hear from president macron, various leaders, we are going to hearfrom president macron, the french president. joe biden has already made remarks in which he compared the struggle of 80 years ago with the struggle now against russia and ukraine. talking about the struggle between a dictatorship and freedom being an ending. and ukraine, who is present we werejust seeing, president zelensky, joe biden saying that it has been invaded by a tyrant. joe biden thanks the forces who did their duty on d—day and invited the audience to ask whether we would do the same in our hour of trial there. he said th
omaha beach, utah beach for the americans, gold beach and sword beach for the british and juno beachof the end of the nazi occupation of france in western europe. but even then, afterjune the 6th, much more intense fighting and sacrifice lay ahead for the allies in that attempt to defeat hitler and to defeat the nazi regime after so many years of warfare. we are going to hearfrom we are going to hear from the various leaders, we are going to hearfrom president various leaders, we are going to...
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they were heading towards gold beach and sword beach. and with them, the piper, scotland.ho had his bagpipes and played to galvanize the attack. canada was there. 21,000 men. all of them volunteers ready to attack on juno beach. minute by minute, they could see the sand on the horizon getting closer. for some, it was the land of their ancestors who had left france centuries before for arcadia and quebec. there were french troops there, too. 177 men, they were ready to land on the beach at sword beach. they would be the first because the british commander had let them be the first to set foot on french soil. i think of them today. i think of leon and the others. [applause] pres. macron: the sky was filled with squadrons of american pilots, britis pilots, belgians, or regions, polls, the dutch, south africans, new zealanders and australians. 150,000 landed on d-day and they did not speak theame language. they didn't have the same flag. they didn't have the same uniform. but what they did share was their determination to liberate europe from the scourge of nazi tyranny. and t
they were heading towards gold beach and sword beach. and with them, the piper, scotland.ho had his bagpipes and played to galvanize the attack. canada was there. 21,000 men. all of them volunteers ready to attack on juno beach. minute by minute, they could see the sand on the horizon getting closer. for some, it was the land of their ancestors who had left france centuries before for arcadia and quebec. there were french troops there, too. 177 men, they were ready to land on the beach at sword...
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imagine if russia, using a russian satellite, fired cluster munitions onto a beach in florida.r own border. on the day of the attack on... the pentagon is also aware of reports of an attack on sevastopol by american tactical missiles, but the military department has nothing to say about this, this is a direct quote: to the ministry of defense russia is promised that the actions of the collective west will not go unanswered. the pentagon is aware of reports of the shelling of sevastopol by american missiles and tacoma, but say so. he has nothing to do with it, a representative of the us department of defense told rionovosti. we have seen these messages and have nothing to say, his written response to the agency's request says. while repelling a missile attack by air defense forces on duty, four american atacoms missiles were intercepted. the explosion of the fragmentation warhead of the fifth american missile in the air led to numerous victims among civilians of sevastopol. all flight missions in the american atacoms operational-tactical missiles are introduced by the americans.
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landed on those beaches. men like my father, a farmer from arkansas, who was 18 years old when he landed at utah beach on that very day of june 6. i can't imagine what it must have been like to carry such an incredible burden at such a young age. to leave your family and loved ones knowing you might not make it home. my dad would tell you it's because it was their duty. they loved their country, and their country needed them. they also understood that america and the freedoms we enjoy were worth fighting for. i think of those men today, and i can't help but worry for my son and this country's future. in the months leading up to this important 80th anniversary, we have been inundated with images from college campuses across our nation. we have seen young people of similar age to the d-day heroes protesting in support of terrorists. openly calling for the destruction of the society and freedom that my dad and all these men paid for on d-day, with their blood. so how'd we get here? how did we go from producing t
landed on those beaches. men like my father, a farmer from arkansas, who was 18 years old when he landed at utah beach on that very day of june 6. i can't imagine what it must have been like to carry such an incredible burden at such a young age. to leave your family and loved ones knowing you might not make it home. my dad would tell you it's because it was their duty. they loved their country, and their country needed them. they also understood that america and the freedoms we enjoy were...
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he was at sword beach, the british beach— he was at sword beach, the british beach furthest to the eastery few from _ left from d—day altogether and very few from the first wave and he is one of— few from the first wave and he is one of those precious veterans. next he is ttoin one of those precious veterans. next he is going to — one of those precious veterans. next he is going to be _ one of those precious veterans. iiirt he is going to be talking to mr keith whiting. you can see the prince of wales also talking to the veterans. queen camilla just got her palm kissed. how charming! what a moment. we can't fail to recognise the significance of it being the 80th anniversary. this is probably the last major commemorative event. the last event with the veterans with us. it's even more important to capture the stories and pay tribute. as the human coast erodes. tats capture the stories and pay tribute. as the human coast erodes.- as the human coast erodes. as you see we are — as the human coast erodes. as you see we are down _ as the human coast erodes. as you see we are down to _ as the h
he was at sword beach, the british beach— he was at sword beach, the british beach furthest to the eastery few from _ left from d—day altogether and very few from the first wave and he is one of— few from the first wave and he is one of those precious veterans. next he is ttoin one of those precious veterans. next he is going to — one of those precious veterans. next he is going to be _ one of those precious veterans. iiirt he is going to be talking to mr keith whiting. you can see the...
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it's a wide beach, it's the biggest beach. the tanks that are set off just go right to the bottom of the sea. a lot of the lstm are swamped i mean, the heroism of the people that then in the face of weathering fire get up on that beach and begin to move. someone just said, you know, americans began to improvise that day. the ships were ordered to stay out at a certain length so they wouldn't a run aground. they moved in so that their guns could break up the german and placements enlisted soldiers and officers like began to take matters into their own hands and somebody said, look, we're getting murdered down here. let's go up there and get murdered and opened up a beachhead in the thing. it is, you cannot overstate and all you have to do is look at all those crosses all of the americans that were left there to understand the significance of this moment. and this day and the fact that the chances are that there'll be anyone left in a few years who was there who can remember it is a sad moment and i think forces us now to invest
it's a wide beach, it's the biggest beach. the tanks that are set off just go right to the bottom of the sea. a lot of the lstm are swamped i mean, the heroism of the people that then in the face of weathering fire get up on that beach and begin to move. someone just said, you know, americans began to improvise that day. the ships were ordered to stay out at a certain length so they wouldn't a run aground. they moved in so that their guns could break up the german and placements enlisted...
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there are eight beaches here. one of the most popular is beach number five.use it. popular, but they are more differentiated according to the interests of people, that is, if the fifth beach is more active, then let’s say the rest of the beaches, they more for such a quiet holiday. the beach development program is developed annually, on its basis some equipment is updated and some is supplemented. using the example of the fifth beach, this year , in addition to the existing fourteen gazebos, four more gazebos appeared here, which, by the way, were made. by the efforts of the enterprise with the camier-duet, well, this is more for such a vacation, let’s say, for two, last year at the end of the year a large children’s play complex was installed on the fifth beach, and this we supplemented it with rocking chairs on a spring and children's benches, also on this beach there were new changing cabins, sun loungers, a children's bathing area and barbecues were replaced, well, the new items don't end there... to improve the quality of leisure time for vacationers, 15
there are eight beaches here. one of the most popular is beach number five.use it. popular, but they are more differentiated according to the interests of people, that is, if the fifth beach is more active, then let’s say the rest of the beaches, they more for such a quiet holiday. the beach development program is developed annually, on its basis some equipment is updated and some is supplemented. using the example of the fifth beach, this year , in addition to the existing fourteen gazebos,...
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the facility, mulberry a, constructed on omaha beach, and mulberry b off gold beach are often acclaimed one of the major reasons why the allies were able to be triumphant. even samuel eliot morison argued the artificial harbors were a key to allied success. far be it from me to contradict him, but i wonder if this is not part of that hindsight abo cleverness. we can talk more about this during the q&a if you are interested. in the end, of course, none of this would have mattered without the courage and determination of the soldiers themselves who stormed the beaches, who dropped into the dark night, who glided down silently. so in that respect's spielberg's focus in starting on the landing is not entirely misplaced, but there is another aspect of the navy's role in the d-day operation that does sometimes get overlooked, and that is what i want to talk about in particular today. it is the role played by about a dozen allied destroyers, tin cans in the popular lingo. i saw someone wearing the baseball hat, tin can sailors. there he is. absolutely. tin cans, so-called because they are the
the facility, mulberry a, constructed on omaha beach, and mulberry b off gold beach are often acclaimed one of the major reasons why the allies were able to be triumphant. even samuel eliot morison argued the artificial harbors were a key to allied success. far be it from me to contradict him, but i wonder if this is not part of that hindsight abo cleverness. we can talk more about this during the q&a if you are interested. in the end, of course, none of this would have mattered without the...
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harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back, we said you can have anything you wants for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast, after all, but he said a hamburger would do fine. what's more american than that. think of rock merit. who saw recruitment poster asking him if he was a man enough to be a paratrooper. so he signed up on the spot. and that decision landed him here on. d-day with the 508th regiment, the unit that would suffer heavy casualties in 70 years later. it said that all across fort bragg, they know rock not just for his on d-day or his 35 years in the army, but because 91 year old rock merritt still spends his time speaking to the young men and women of today's army and still bleeds green for his 82nd airborne. whenever the world makes you cynical. whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is possible. stop and think of these men. wilson and harry and rock, they are here today. and although i know we are to gave them a rousing round of applause, along with our veterans of d-da
harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. and now that he's come back, we said you can have anything you wants for lunch today. he helped liberate this coast, after all, but he said a hamburger would do fine. what's more american than that. think of rock merit. who saw recruitment poster asking him if he was a man enough to be a paratrooper. so he signed up on the spot. and that decision landed him here on. d-day with the 508th regiment, the unit that would suffer heavy casualties in 70 years...
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at ocean beach. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news and stay with kron. 4 on air and online is this heat wave moves right on through the bay area. scan the qr code on your screen to be directed. >> to the weather section of our website. that's where you'll find the 7 day forecast. current conditions that pickett tomorrow's temps in the whole lot more. >> another big story tonight. san francisco police are looking for whomever spray painted racist, sexist graffiti on the front of city hall overnight. and mayor breed believes this was targeting her. workers showed up early today for working quickly found it. and then quickly work to clean it up. the mayor says she wants to show the public what it looks like, but it's still covered right now because part of the investigation there is surveillance video of this. the mayor says she will not toletate this type of crime. public space of inclusion and equity place. >> that also feel welcome to come for any particular purpose. and we will never tolerate any discourse
at ocean beach. i'm rob nesbitt kron 4 news and stay with kron. 4 on air and online is this heat wave moves right on through the bay area. scan the qr code on your screen to be directed. >> to the weather section of our website. that's where you'll find the 7 day forecast. current conditions that pickett tomorrow's temps in the whole lot more. >> another big story tonight. san francisco police are looking for whomever spray painted racist, sexist graffiti on the front of city hall...
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, gold beach.ll around the memorial silhouettes for one, for each of every soldier who died on d—day , serving under died on d—day, serving under british command. >> and as, early noted a little earlier, ellie costello, there are so very few veterans from d—day, from the second world war left how can we continue to mark this moment and ensure that future generations don't forget what happened and make sure they learn it some for the first time? >> well, i mean, two things. we are also commemorating the civilians who got caught up in this, and lots of french civilians sort of suffered. but there is a generation who are still with us who were young at the time, maybe they were teenagers, maybe they were, only sort of 6 or 7, but they're still with us, and they remember the story, whether they're french or british. and of course, d—day is actually the story, not just of those who landed on that day, not just the service people who fought through the campaign in 1944, 77 days, of which this is the firs
, gold beach.ll around the memorial silhouettes for one, for each of every soldier who died on d—day , serving under died on d—day, serving under british command. >> and as, early noted a little earlier, ellie costello, there are so very few veterans from d—day, from the second world war left how can we continue to mark this moment and ensure that future generations don't forget what happened and make sure they learn it some for the first time? >> well, i mean, two things. we...
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the command has announced the battle of the beaches is complete.remendous offensive was bitterly contested. each passing hour diminish the chances. the american, british and canadian troops pressed forward onto the soil of france. they made contact with the french people. it was no pushover over driving the germans back. there were two enemies -- the germans and the heavy seas. german prisoners were taking almost at once. american and british aircraft. preventing the germans from marshaling reinforcements. american marauders, hiding places of nazi tank formations. with beaches free of enemy fire, lumbering bulldozers cleared the way for vital air landing strips. the blast of allied shells left shattered german defenses. survivors were given prompt attention. some are grateful. many be mildred -- many be mildred -- bewildered. pushed forward yard by yard into the villages and small towns. more and more prisoners fell into their hands. some are still arrogant, reluctant to raise their hands in defeat. landing craft carry the captives back to england.
the command has announced the battle of the beaches is complete.remendous offensive was bitterly contested. each passing hour diminish the chances. the american, british and canadian troops pressed forward onto the soil of france. they made contact with the french people. it was no pushover over driving the germans back. there were two enemies -- the germans and the heavy seas. german prisoners were taking almost at once. american and british aircraft. preventing the germans from marshaling...
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melitopolskaya is the first truly active holiday season since 2022, the beaches are checked, surveyedhe tourist flow, which was stopped in 2014 due to the fault of kiev, is being restored, and the geography of vacationers is expanding. muscovites love us very much with children, because our sea is shallow, very iodized, body salts are generally super. who wants a great family vacation. you just need to go here, you come home, you are not visiting, you are at home, through new regions or the kerch strait along the bridge to crimea, here is a beach holiday on the azov and black seas, the best sandy beaches in evpatoria, an unforgettable promenade in the famous yalta , the vasekin family from krasnoyarsk, is spending their fifth summer on the peninsula. crimea is special, crimea is, i don’t know, the heart of the world. yacht. thailand, a place to live, as happened with the new i am a resident of sochi from heaven, i vacationed in sochi, but i like it better, excellent climate, sea, rhythm of life and relaxation, which is suitable. defeated rivals from ukhta on the road. the final meetin
melitopolskaya is the first truly active holiday season since 2022, the beaches are checked, surveyedhe tourist flow, which was stopped in 2014 due to the fault of kiev, is being restored, and the geography of vacationers is expanding. muscovites love us very much with children, because our sea is shallow, very iodized, body salts are generally super. who wants a great family vacation. you just need to go here, you come home, you are not visiting, you are at home, through new regions or the...
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most of them sink before they can reach the beach. the guys have to attack intact font, if occasions was designed to weapons and without tanks up on the soldier route. victoria cops k. right after we had moved down the fast to storm waves, we imagined ourselves getting on leave with the ion cross 1st class. on the beach corpses upon corpses, the screams of the wounded burning vehicles. the situation seems so critical, the general omar bradley, who commands the us troops, is thinking of evacuating omaha, even if that would jeopardize the entire operation. then i like destroyers approach the coast, an open direct file on the bunkers. the germans fight stopping me, but they run out of ammunition. they surrender in the face of the enemy's superior numbers. it's a day of triumph. so the allies. but many of the survivors are traumatized. one of them admits the screams of a man in the burning trucks on omaha beach well honed to me for the rest of my life . time as any allied stops at rec and with the last days of up to $25000.00 man. but in
most of them sink before they can reach the beach. the guys have to attack intact font, if occasions was designed to weapons and without tanks up on the soldier route. victoria cops k. right after we had moved down the fast to storm waves, we imagined ourselves getting on leave with the ion cross 1st class. on the beach corpses upon corpses, the screams of the wounded burning vehicles. the situation seems so critical, the general omar bradley, who commands the us troops, is thinking of...
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he always looked for a beach. i wish she could kind of start the horizon and dream about the concept. and i think that the beach then that's where he writes a lot of as poetry. and that's where i got a lot of inspiration and my mom gets a lot of inspiration. so i think that goes to show you that in the same way that the c inspires cause hours to, uh, you know, to think of their freedom. and i hate to separate because i always from palestinians, but specifically this idea that it traps they feel tracts from the world and the see reminds them of the zillow of the world for us outside of. because that we also feel trapped, we feel trapped from our place, our only home in the world. and so that's the see reminds us also like we stare at the same. verizon embassy connects us. so i think that's another just really speaks to the significance of the c and uh and my, uh, yeah, my, my grandpa in with us and i don't know what uh, what his quote she would look like if it were for the sea. well i, i want to bring in all the gu
he always looked for a beach. i wish she could kind of start the horizon and dream about the concept. and i think that the beach then that's where he writes a lot of as poetry. and that's where i got a lot of inspiration and my mom gets a lot of inspiration. so i think that goes to show you that in the same way that the c inspires cause hours to, uh, you know, to think of their freedom. and i hate to separate because i always from palestinians, but specifically this idea that it traps they feel...
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beach property owners pay for the sand or strategic retreat allowing some beaches to erode and homes to be lost. why are we spending public money to protect somebody's private risky have. >> congress ultimate approves to fund all of these project. data from western carolina university shows over the last three decades california has spent nearly $360 million on 103 beach nourishment projects. >>> the ntsb revealing new details about last year's disastrous train derailment in ohio. a trackside detector failed and didn't detect temperatures in a wheel bearing that was on fire. the wheel was in flames more than 20 miles and all 38 railcars carrying hazardous materials derailed and because they feared an explosion, officials on the ground decided to intentionally release and burn toxic vinyl chloride. the head of the ntsb has told congress their investigation revealed the decision to release and burn the chemicals may have been unnecessary. >>> meanwhile tesla has issued its fourth national recall of the cybertruck today after finding defects that could increase the risk of crashing for
beach property owners pay for the sand or strategic retreat allowing some beaches to erode and homes to be lost. why are we spending public money to protect somebody's private risky have. >> congress ultimate approves to fund all of these project. data from western carolina university shows over the last three decades california has spent nearly $360 million on 103 beach nourishment projects. >>> the ntsb revealing new details about last year's disastrous train derailment in...
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because they kept hollering, get off the beach, get off the beach.et set to go fire those guns. >> seeing all of these boys that was killed, just laying there on the beach, it was just -- just tough. we were all young. >> man, i was scared. i didn't realize what war was until that day. it was awful. >> there was no sleeping on that ship. so, we were up all night. >> we had to climb down the net. big cargo net climbing down the side of the ship, with your equipment. if you slipped, you wound up in between and being crushed. >> there were parachutes in trees. we knew the people had to be killed. you grow up in a hurry. >> david: for five years now, we have been documenting our world war ii veterans. we lose 131 heroes every day in the u.s. fewer than 1% of them are still here. in this towing jersey jersey, a quite world war ii veteran has been coming to work here since 1964. tim, how are you? this is an honor for me. tim is 102. you still remember, you were 22 years old when you landed on that beach? >> yes, i do. what you were doing was, you had to mo
because they kept hollering, get off the beach, get off the beach.et set to go fire those guns. >> seeing all of these boys that was killed, just laying there on the beach, it was just -- just tough. we were all young. >> man, i was scared. i didn't realize what war was until that day. it was awful. >> there was no sleeping on that ship. so, we were up all night. >> we had to climb down the net. big cargo net climbing down the side of the ship, with your equipment. if...
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at all the beaches and landing grounds of d-day. men saw me images they would spend a lifetime, preferring to forget. one soldier carries a memory of three paratroopers dead and hanging from telephone poles like a horrible, crucified fish and seen all he fights, all images of pain and death, raw and relentless. the men of the day also witnessed scenes they would proudly and faithfully recount. scenes of daring and self-giving that went beyond anything the army or the country could ask. they remember a man like technician fifth grade john pender jr, whose job was to deliver vital radio equipment to the beach. he was gravely wounded before he hit shore and he kept going. he delivered the radio instead of taking cover, went back into the surf. three more times to salvage equipment under constant eny fire. this young man from pennsylvania knew was shot twice again and died on the beach below us. the ranks of the allied expeditionary force were filled with men who did a specific assigned task. from clearing mines to unloading boats to sc
at all the beaches and landing grounds of d-day. men saw me images they would spend a lifetime, preferring to forget. one soldier carries a memory of three paratroopers dead and hanging from telephone poles like a horrible, crucified fish and seen all he fights, all images of pain and death, raw and relentless. the men of the day also witnessed scenes they would proudly and faithfully recount. scenes of daring and self-giving that went beyond anything the army or the country could ask. they...
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d-day, it landed on juno beach, carrying canadian troops.ounded soldiers. june 16, 1944, lst landed on omaha beach delivering tanks, troops, and supplies. after a storm stranded this -- stranded the ship, they landed in portsmouth and resumed resupply missions. they earned a degree in chemical engineering had a long career at the atomic energy commission. [applause] retired army colon f cohen was joined -- was born in germany, 19 25, escaping to the u.s. with his■ at the age of 13. he served in the battle of the bulge, in the rhineland central europe and pains, meeting russians at the alder river. he later served as a guard for nazi prisoners tried in the second nuremberg trial. he has served in the military for 35 years, including tours in korea and vietnam, that was before retiring from his role as chief of staff of the military district in washington. [applause] with us in spirre world war ii veterans, including our dear friend the lateermann site check, who landed -- k, who landed on d-day. we are grateful to have his family with us, alo
d-day, it landed on juno beach, carrying canadian troops.ounded soldiers. june 16, 1944, lst landed on omaha beach delivering tanks, troops, and supplies. after a storm stranded this -- stranded the ship, they landed in portsmouth and resumed resupply missions. they earned a degree in chemical engineering had a long career at the atomic energy commission. [applause] retired army colon f cohen was joined -- was born in germany, 19 25, escaping to the u.s. with his■ at the age of 13. he served...
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, well, theoretically it is quite possible, but to say that we deliberately attacked the beach, well you you know, if there was a desire to attack the civilian population, you could choose a target with higher casualties if we had such a terrorist target, because it actually happened there it's hard to say, but it's hard to say from the point of view that there's a very low probability that... it was our missile, because we attack exclusively by military facilities, we need to look at the military facilities that we attacked and how far it is from this beach, where civilians died , well, civilians, in order to understand what really happened there, and once again, well , none, well, listen, listen, russians , don’t respect yourselves, well, the question is, there you literally mentioned what military facilities are located there, really near this beach , literally 3-4 km away, bilbek airport is located, military units are located, that is, it is obvious that the attack was in first of all, on military facilities, in any way russian air defense is working and why is it shooting down u
, well, theoretically it is quite possible, but to say that we deliberately attacked the beach, well you you know, if there was a desire to attack the civilian population, you could choose a target with higher casualties if we had such a terrorist target, because it actually happened there it's hard to say, but it's hard to say from the point of view that there's a very low probability that... it was our missile, because we attack exclusively by military facilities, we need to look at the...