.7i one at gold beach, and one at omaha beach. you basically sink tetrahera and also block ships to create those breakwaters, and then you have kind of ramps and platforms and you unload stuff that way. now those are in place within about a week or so of the invasion. but a terrible storm hits normandy from june 18th to 20th of 1944. heavily damages the british mulberry harbor and destroys the northern mulberry harbor for good. the mulberries are overrated in terms of allied supply in world war ii in europe. they will account for 10%. most of your supplies are being landed on the beaches, especially omaha beach. landed by oversized lsts which the crews nicknamed long slow target. it often is. not a pretty ship but can move a lot of vehicles. open it up at low tide. unload and wait for the tide to come in and come back out. not how they planned but that's how the majority of supplies will be landed in this campaign in northern europe for quite some time. you have, of course, a unified allied sector as the map shows you and the brit

, obviously, gold and sword for the british, junejuno is sandwiched between them and, the west, omaha beach, the americans carved out a lodgement there and to the west of that, utah beach. for the americans, and that will be my primary focus today, is the american experience in normandy, and a little about what that was like and i'll draw some of the highlights for you. for the americans in the after a math of d-day the main objective is to get the caravan and link up the two distinctive beachheads. you will not do much of anything in normandy until omaha and utah beaches are linked up as one continuous entity and a kind of basepoint from which you will advance and take your other objectives in normandy and caravan, simply by the accident of geography, happens to be the spot where that must happen. it is really not a very big town, it is 4,000 people, in 1944, it is located near low ground, much of which is flooded or marshy around it and one time in napoleon's day, 100 years before this, it was almost like an island because french engineers manipulated the locks in the water and the sea ca

omaha beach americans carved out an enlargement there and west of that utah beach for the americans. that's my primary focus the american experience in normandy and a little bit what that was like. they need to get up to caratan so they can link up the beaches. utah and normandy need to be linked up and a base point from which you advance and take your other objectives in normandy. caratan by the accidents of geography is the spot where that must happen. it's not a big town. 4,000 people or so in 1944. it's located near, very low ground. it wasn't like that in 1944. but much of the land around it was inundated and many of you know it was one of the german defenses against the normandy invasion is to flood certain portions of normandy in hopes of foiling airborne operations and the like. caratan is the focus for what remains of the 101st airborne division in the aftermath of the landings. the 101st had been scattered around southward and in about the first three to four days after d-day their fight is a matter of capturing some of the key d-day objectives and then sort of for the comm

to the west omaha beach and obviously to the west of that utah beach. for the americans that will be my primary focus today is sort of the american experience in normandy and a little bit about what that was like. i will draw on some of the highlights for you. for the americans in the aftermath of d-day, the main objective is to get to karenten so they can link up the two distinctive beach heads. you're really not going to do much in normandy until omaha and utah beaches are linked up as one continuous entity and a base point from which you will advance and take your other objectives in normany. and karenten by the accident of geography happened to be the spot where that must happen. it's not a big town. it is about 4,000 people. it's located near mid-ground. much is flooded or marshy around it. in napoleon's day, it had been almost like an island because french everyoningineers had mand the locks and water and sea canals near by in such a way as to almost isolate it. it wasn't like that in 1944 but much of the land around it was inundated. i'm sure man

idea to boost the navy's reputation by proffering one of its own is -- as the first dead man on omaha beach. that is how the navy is going to one up the army in the movie. turning the common d-day images on their head you see james , garner storming the beach on his own. he promptly gets hit by a near mortar round and dies. so you think. he is captured on film and -- he hits all the magazine shelves and becomes the famous face of omaha beach. in the movie. unfortunately, it he wasn't really dead. the blast just knocked him unconscious. his friend even went so far as to say when he found out, we had a nice dead hero, now we have a live coward. again, just on packaging the -- on packaging these -- un packaging common stories of these common stories of d-day glory that were out there. by the mid-60's, what was going on is the best united states was going into vietnam. they conspire to push hollywood away from these kinds of stories. this was the last major hollywood depiction of d-day till after vietnam, until the 1980's. however, there were references to d-day out there. you did not have to d

people fought, so much that people wanted to forget in the aftermath of the war, that in a way, omaha beach and utah beach and the normandy landing era has become one more place it you do want to forget. that is why i say, when cornelius ryan reaches out, more from a historical point of view than a journalistic point of view, to try and tell this larger story of normandy, i think it is really at that point that you start to see a bit more commemoration among the soldiers, who were very young men at that point in the 1950's, most of them. many were 20 years old on d-day. you're talking about 30, 35 and 40 years old, establishing families and careers. in a way, it is not until the sort of approaching retirement years, the big commemorations that both gentlemen alluded to in 1984, 1994 and 2004 they start to see some of the soldier veterans place all this into the larger context of what it meant for history. seeing how it all unfolded, seeing where the cold war went, seeing where their actions fit into perhaps this larger context and why it was important to remember and perhaps may be to talk

omaha beach was the most heavily defended beach of all. that is why eisenhower wanted the first division to spearhead or make that invasion in the first wave, because we had made three invasions. the germans had 12 bumpers in front -- bunkers in front. those bunkers were six feet thick of concrete with the enforced rods. they had machine guns they could fire at us and they had the 88 said they could fire right on us. coming in, first thing you had to do was get in so they could getting close enough to get out. once they let the ramps down, and you went off, you had to get through more barbed wire. you are then over 300 yards of open beach. they could see us just as plain as i can see you guys. they were up on the side of the hill, doug and with machine guns. across the road, there was a tank trap that the germans had put in, just wide enough that tanks would get in and fill up with water, so the tanks would get into that and be stuck. beyond that, he had more barbed wire. you had to cross that beach of 300 yards, then you had to get to the

and we had had briefings on omaha beach, about being the easy yiiest of the five beaches. the least defended. we were told that the navy would take out some of the guns off of the high ground above the beach. the air force would also take out some of the bunkers on there and everything. we had a general that came down when we were getting briefed. and he even told us that he hoped that we didn't just walk in on that beach and not have to fire a shot. but anyhow, the night we sailed, i finally, i got up, being the driver, i got up in the driver's seat and tried to get some sleep. but all i could think of was my family back home, wondering if i'd ever get to see them again. i don't mind telling you, i was just a kid, being 90 now, but i was just a kid. 92 now, i should say. but i just thought about my folks. i couldn't sleep. i was scared. i didn't know what was going to happen. so the next day, when it got daylight, we were supposed to land about 15 or 20 minutes ahead of the main force with the elements of the 29th infantry. the infantry division regiment. and the first in

there's no way to set up an aid station on omaha beach at all.he firepower was so great, that the boats coming in could hardly get in, and the waves were pushing them down, down, down toward that area. and so i was -- continued on, and working and i was getting weaker and weaker. then the next wave come in, g company first boat came in just to the right of where i had come in, and every 31 guys on this boat were killed before they got out. none got off. 31 dead right there. now, that's when things started piling up, jack said, and the guy -- we were getting so many dead on the beach, that they were not able to come in, and the other boats were there. they did get a bulldozer, it might have been jack's tank. but they got a bulldozer in. off the beach area, and all those guys were covered up. later on they were given a proper burial, and put in the american cemetery, some were sent back home. that was the first cemetery in france in world war ii. i was still working. getting back to two hours, two and a half hours. and i had found one of my men tha

he arrived on omaha beach on june 6, 1944, with the 743rd tank battalion. and next to mr. ford is mr. ray lambert. ray was a staff sergeant with the 16th infantry regiment on d-day. at the outset of the war, the 16th regiment was one of the first mobilized for overseas duty. we'll see mr. lambert's experience was more than just normandy. we had a wonderful moment right before the panel. i always like showing off the holdings here at the eisenhower presidential museum. i like to show the journal from june 6, 1944, and asked him if he had read it. he said he had read it. and he had lived it. and to mr. lambert's right, we have dr. guy stern, who many of us were fortunate to see in programs yesterday. and dr. stern was born in germany in 1922. and was the only member of his family to have escaped and come to the united states in 1937. he was drafted into the u.s. army and sent to camp richie where he became one of the richie boys. the richie boys were largely european, jewish refugees who then returned to europe and worked in psychological warfare and other intelligence aspec

omaha beach was the heaviest defended beach of all. than is why eisenhower wanted the first division to speer head or make that invasion. to spearhead or make that invasion in the first wave because we made three invasions. they had 12 -- the germans had 12 bunkers in front, like this, in the distance in front. those bunkers were 6 feet thick of concrete with reinforcing rods, they had machine guns they could fire -- many of them had the 88th that had taken fire on us. so we had this coming in first thing you had to do was get in so they could get you in close enough that you could get out. once they let the ramps down, you had to get through more barbed wire. you were then over 300 yards of open beach. they were up on the side of the hill. dug in with machine guns. then across the road, the beach road, there was a tank trap that the germans had put in just wide enough that tanks would fill it in water so the tanks would get into that and be stuck. so beyond that, then you had more barbed wire. you had to cross that beach of 300 yards,

to the west, obviously, omaha beach, the americans have carved out space there. utah beach best west of that. to the americans -- that's a primary focus with the american experience, normandy, and a little bit about what that was like. i'll draw in some of the highlights for you. for the americans in the aftermath of d-day, the main objective is to get to karintan so you don't link up the weech heads. so they are linked up as one continuous entity, and a kind of base point from which you will advance and take your other objectives in normandy, and semplly by sort of the accident of geography happens to be the spot where that must happen. karintan is not a big town. it's about 4,000 people or so in 1944. it's located near very low ground, much of which is flooded or very marshy or rounded. at one time in ûgátcxçnapoleon't had been like an island because frerchl engineers had manipulated the lox and the water and the sea canals nearby in such a way as to almost isolate karintan. it wasn't like that in 1944, but much of the land around them was inundated, and i'm sur

troops from here, the 29th infantry division the blue and gray were some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan and you have risked your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. and as a country, we have a sacred obligation. to serve you as well as you have served us. an obligation that doesn't end with your tour of duty. every day, hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at the v.a. help us honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america you have got doctors, nurses who are delivering world class care to america's veterans. you have got millions of veterans and their families who are profoundly grateful for the good work that is done at the v.a. and as commander in chief i'm grateful too. but, over the last few months we have discovered some inexcusable misconduct at some v.a. healthcare facilities. stories of veterans denied the care they needed, long wait times being covered up, cooking the books. this is wrong. this is outrageous. and working together we set out to fix it and do right by our veterans

the poem is called "omaha beach." ♪ >> when we went in the beach had been taken.he living fought on. the dead forsaken. we were dropped into water up to our shoulders. we waded in. a group of green soldiers on to that thin strip of beach. so many had tried to reach. they were the ones who went in first. among the machine gunfire and shell bursts. they went to watery graves. sinking beneath the waves. the water was red. red from the dead. red from the dying and agony crying. those who made the land were not able to stand, we fell on the sand, writhing in pain, screaming for help in vain. every advantage was on the hill. they killed our men at will. the rain of death from the cliffs never stopped. never stopped. but we, we just kept coming in from the sea. wave after wave. as far as you could see. sheer courage and determination. not believing they were done. dictated the victory that day. others in the future will say when they stand on that mighty hike and look down on that thin strip of beach they will say i don't see how they ever did it. they fought for every i

to the west, obviously, omaha beach, the americans have carved out a lodgement there. to the west of that, utah beach. for the americans, that will be my primary focus today, sort of the american experience in nor man day and a little bit about what that was like. i'll draw on some of the highlights for you. for the americans and the aftermath of d-day, the link-up of two distinctive beachheads. you're not going to do much in normandy until it's one disticketive entity. you're going to advance and take your other objectives. and simply by sort of the accident of geography, happens to be the spot where that must hatch. karatan is not really a big town. it's about 4,000 people or so in 1944. it's l eelocated near very low much of which is flooded. at one time, in napoleon's day, it had been much like an island because french engineers had ma nip rated the locks and the water and the sea canals nearby in such a way as to almost isolate. it wasn't like that in 1944. but much of the land around it was inundated. and i'm sure that many of you know that this was one of the ger

troops from here, the 29th infantry division, the blue and gray, were some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan, and you've risked your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. and as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you served us. an obligation that doesn't end with your tour of duty. every day hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at the v.a. help us honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america, you've got doctors and nurses who are delivering world class care to america's veterans. you got millions of veterans and their families who are profoundly grateful for the great work that is done at the v.a., and as commander in chief, i'm grateful, too. but over the last few months, we've discovered some inexcusable misconduct at some v.a. health care facilities. stories of our veterans denied the care they needed, long wait times being covered up, cooking the books. this is wrong. it's outrageous. and working together we set out to fix it and do right by our veterans across

there's no way to set up an aid station on omaha beach at all. the firepower was so great, that the boats coming in could hardly get in, and the waves were pushing them down, down, down toward that area. and so i was -- continued on, and working and i was getting weaker and weaker. then the next wave come in, g company first boat came in just to the right of where i had come in, and every 31 guys on this boat were killed before they got out. none got off. 31 dead right there. now, that's when things started piling up, jack said, and the guy -- we were getting so many dead on the beach, that they were not able to come in, and the other boats were there. they did get a bulldozer, it might have been jack's tank. but they got a bulldozer in. off the beach area, and all those guys were covered up. later on they were given a proper burial, and put in the american cemetery, some were sent back home. that was the first cemetery in france in world war ii. i was still working. getting back to two hours, two and a half hours. and i had found one of my men t

now jack had mentioned on omaha beach, we were -- we had sand mock up tables. he most heavily defended beach of all and that is why eisenhower wanted the first division to spearhead or make that invasion in the first. they had 12 -- the germans had 12 bunkers in front. those bunkers were six feet thick of concrete with reinforcing rods. they had machine guns they could fire out and many of them had the 88s that they could fire. so we had this coming in first thing you had to do is to get in so that they could get you in close enough that you could get out. once they let their ramps down, and you went off, you had to get through more barbed wire. you were then over 300 yards of open beach. they could see us just as plain as i can see you guys. they were up on the side of the hill dug in with machine guns. and then across the road, the beach road, there was a tank trap that the germans had put in just wide enough that tanks would fill it with water. so the tanks would get into that and be stuck. so beyond that, then you had more barbed wire. and so you had to get

saying two months ago i had a chance to spend some time with some of america's oldest veterans at omaha beach. beach. some of you may have seen on television the celebration, the commemoration, of those incredible days of the 70 anniversary of d-day. this was my second visit to democracy beachhead. it's the second time i've gone as president. it's a place where it's impossible not to be moved by the courage and the sacrifice of free men and women who volunteer to lay down their lives for people they've never met, ideals that they can't live without. that's why they're willing to do these things. some of these folks that you met, they were 18, some of them were lying about their age. they were 16, landing either at the beach either at the beach or sometimes behind the line. the casualty rates were unbelievable. being there brought back memories of my own grandfather who marched in patton's army, and then came home. and like so many veterans of his generation, they went to school and got married and raise families. and eventually helped to raise me. and on that visit to normandy, i brought some

the 29th infantry division, the blue and gray, were some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of have you deployed to iraq and afghanistan. and you've risked your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. and as a country, we have a sacred obligation. so conserve you as well as you've served us. an obligation that doesn't end with your tour of duty. every day hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at the v.a. help us honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america, you've got doctors and nurses who are delivering world-class care to america's veterans. we've got millions of veterans and their families who have profoundly grateful for the good work that is done at the v.a. and as commander in chief, i'm grateful, too. but over the last few months, we've discovered some inexcusable misconduct at some v.a. health care facilities. stories of our veterans denied the care they needed. long wait times being covered up. cooking the books. this is wrong. it was outrageous. and working together, we set to on fix it and do right by our vetera

because it's a cross roads and it would be the natural place the germans would use to counterattack omaha beach. so this creates ruins and kill miss french civilians caught in the muddle of all this and, of course, as the push for saint-lo matures into a major ground battle it will lead to even more destruction. ultimately leading one u.s. army soldier to say after the battle with sort of awe and sorrow in his voice "we liberated the held out of this place." >> that's part of an hour-long program with author john mcmanus describing in detail the challenges facing allied forces in liberating nazi occupied france starting the days and weeks after the normandy invasion. american history tv's focus on world war ii tonight at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific. >>> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2, here on c-span 3, we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span 3 is the home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series. the civil war's

the same is true at the cemeteries in other places or omaha beach.ve you know, what we are all doing is keeping faith with the dead. 37 million. keeping faith with those who fought and in some cases died. and part of that is going and listening to what it is they have to say and to having some kind of sense of communion with them 70 years after the fact. walking through that cemetery in normandy on june 6, absolutely gorgeous day in normandy. and you know, i cry every time. i don't know who doesn't. because you just see, ok, he was 22. he was 19. he was 26. you theind of reminds story.ce of thse yes, ma'am? this question comes to you from my father-in-law who was an officer in the three 61st infantry. i will relate your answer to him. so please be careful. >> all right. >> on behalf of my father-in-law and the thousands of allied troops who fought their way up the boot and up to the po river, can you elaborate on why you did not more fully describe their endeavors in your book? >> yeah. tell them i am sorry, first of all. >> i will. tell him that whe

nattuno or the cemetery at hamm, luxembourg where patton's buried, that magnificent cemetery above omaha beach. and, you know, what we are all doing is keeping faith with the dead. 317 million of us today keeping faith with those who fought, in some cases died. part of that keeping faith i think is going and listening to what it is they have to say and having some kind of a sense of communion with them 70 years after the fact. walking through that cemetery in normandy on june 6th, absolutely gorgeous day in normandy, and -- you know, i cry every time. i don't know who doesn't. because you just see, okay, well, he was 22. he was 19. he was 26. and it kind of reminds you the essence of the story. thanks, sir. yes, ma'am. >> good morning. this question comes to you from my 93-year-old father-in-law who was an officer in the 361st infantry. i will relay your answer to him. so please be careful. >> okay. all right. >> on behalf of my father-in-law and the thousands of allied troops who fought their way up the boot, through the gothic line, and up to the pogh river, can you elaborate on why you did

nattuno or the cemetery at hom, luxembourg where patton's buried, that magnificent cemetery above omaha beach, you know, what we are all doing is keeping faith with the dead. 317 million of us today keeping faith with those who fought, in some cases died. part of that keeping faith i think is going and listening to what it is they have to say and having some kind of a sense of communion with them 70 years after the fact. walking through that cemetery in normandy on june 6th, absolutely gorgeous day in normandy, and -- you know, i cry every time. i don't know who doesn't. because you just see, okay, well, he was 22. he was 19. he was 26. and it kind of reminds you the essence of the story. thanks, sir. yes, ma'am. >> good morning. this question comes to you from my 93-year-old father-in-law who was an officer in the 361st infantry. i will relay your answer to him. so please be careful. >> okay. all right. >> on behalf of my father-in-law and the thousands of allied troops who fought their way up the boot, through the gothic line, and up to the pogh river, can you elaborate on why you did not m

and we humbly beseech dear god lest the man that died omaha beach. ♪ >>> up next on c-span 3's americanistory tv, a look back at the fall of the berlin wall. then a discussion on human radiation experiments conducted by the pentagon from the end of world war ii through the cold war. later a conversation on the presidency of george h.w. bush and the end of the cold war. >>> with live coverage of the house on c-span and senate on c-span 2 here on c-span3 we compliment that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends c-span 3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifactsry valley. history book shelf for the best known history writers. the presidency looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commander-in-chief. lectures in history with top college professors. and our new series, real america featuring archival government and educational film

helped keep america safe and secure. 70 years ago, forces from here were among the first to storm omaha beach. recently many of you were deployed to iraq and afghanistan and have used your lives to defend our nation. as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you have served us. an obligation that does not end with your tour of duty. every day, hundreds of thousands of dedicated public servants at us honor those commitments. at va hospital's across america, you have doctors and hospitals delivering care to veterans and families. you have veterans who are profoundly grateful for the good work done at the v.a., and as commander-in-chief, i am grateful, too. over the last few months, we have discovered inexcusable conduct at some of our v.a. facilities, veterans waiting on care they needed, long wait times being covered up on the books. this is wrong. this is outrageous. and working together, we set out to fix it time a do right i our veterans -- we set out to fix it, do right by our veterans, no matter how long it took. we have held those responsible for misconduct. some

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seven years ago, troops from were the 29th infantry, some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan. you have risk your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you served us. an obligation that doesn't and duty. your tour we honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america andu have got doctors nurses who are delivering world-class care to america's that are in. -- veterans. families are profamily grateful for the good over the last few months, we have discovered some misconduct. veterans waiting on care they needed, long wait times being covered up on the books. this is wrong. this is outrageous. and working together, we set out to fix it time a do right i our veterans -- we set out to fix it, do right by our veterans, no matter how long it took. we have held those responsible for misconduct. some have been relieved of their duties. the investigation is ongoing. we have reached out to veterans, making sure we're are getting them off wait

lest the man that died omaha beach. ♪ >>> up next on c-span 3's american history tv, a look back at theall of the berlin wall. then a discussion on human radiation experiments conducted by the pentagon from the end of world war ii through the cold war. later a conversation on the presidency of george h.w. bush and the end of the cold war. >>> with live coverage of the house on c-span and senate on c-span 2 here on c-span3 we compliment that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends c-span 3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts touring museums and historic sites to discover what artifactsry valley. history book shelf for the best known history writers. the presidency looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commander-in-chief. lectures in history with top college professors. and our new series, real america featuring archival government and educational films from the 1930s through the '7

seven years ago, troops from were the 29th infantry, some of the first to storm omaha beach. in recent years, many of you have deployed to iraq and afghanistan. you have risk your lives on multiple tours to defend our nation. as a country, we have a sacred obligation to serve you as well as you served us. an obligation that doesn't and duty. your tour we honor that commitment. at v.a. hospitals across america andu have got doctors nurses who are delivering world-class care to america's that are in. -- veterans. families are profamily grateful for the good over the last few months, we have discovered some misconduct. veterans waiting on care they needed, long wait times being covered up on the books. this is wrong. this is outrageous. and working together, we set out to fix it time a do right i our veterans -- we set out to fix it, do right by our veterans, no matter how long it took. we have held those responsible for misconduct. some have been relieved of their duties. the investigation is ongoing. we have reached out to veterans, making sure we're are getting them off wait

perhaps i would have been part , the only balloon barrage of italian that landed on the beaches of utah and omaha on d-day. , while93rd infantry fighting the enemy to keep them from destroying what i have built. express, withl 77% participation. perhaps i could have served with them when they forced a whoholen secret line. perhaps i could have been when they linked up with the soviets in austria. infantry. marine buffalo soldiers fought in korea 580 jets. perhaps i could have been charles young, the third african-american to graduate from west point. the first two obtained the rank of colonel. he was appointed the first acting superintendent at sequoia national park. that was too long ago, but i can be one now. as i continue to educate myself about the contributions of african-americans in times of war, something will kill your began happening. peculiar began happening. when i look at those movies again, i couldn't hear that voice anymore. my love affair with those movies rekindled. this is the most peculiar part. not just the ones about black fighters. i began to embrace of the leathernecks, the

army, the 320th is the only battalion to land on the beaches of utah and omaha on d day. perhaps i would have been part of the 93rd infran tribuilding air strips in the solomon island and fighting the enemy to keep them from destroying what i just built. perhaps i would have been part of the red ball express which drove supplies from normandie to pair witness over 70% black participation. or perhaps i would have served in world war ii under general patten and the battle with the bulge. perhaps i could have served with them when they forced a hole in the line. perhaps i would have been with them as they fought through france, belgium and germany. perhaps i could have been with them when they linked up to the soviets in austria. or perhaps i could have been a part of the eighth marine ammunition company that landed in iwo jima. buffalo soldiers fought with mcarthur in korea. and daniel chappy james flew p-51st and later f-80 jets in support of troops on the ground. later he became the first american four star general. perhaps i would have been charles young, born in 1964, t

army, the 320th is the only battalion to land on the beaches of utah and omaha on d day. perhaps i would have been part of the 93rd infran tribuilding air strips in the solomon island and fighting the enemy to keep them from destroying what i just built. perhaps i would have been part of the red ball express which drove supplies from normandie to pair witness over 70% black participation. or perhaps i would have served in world war ii under general patten and the battle with the bulge. perhaps i could have served with them when they forced a hole in the line. perhaps i would have been with them as they fought through france, belgium and germany. perhaps i could have been with them when they linked up to the soviets in austria. or perhaps i could have been a part of the eighth marine ammunition company that landed in iwo jima. buffalo soldiers fought with mcarthur in korea. and daniel chappy james flew p-51st and later f-80 jets in support of troops on the ground. later he became the first american four star general. perhaps i would have been charles young, born in 1964, t

army, the 320th is the only battalion to land on the beaches of utah and omaha on d day. perhaps i would have been part of the 93rd infran tribuilding air strips in the solomon island and fighting the enemy to keep them from destroying what i just built. perhaps i would have been part of the red ball express which drove supplies from normandie to pair witness over 70% black participation. or perhaps i would have served in world war ii under general patten and the battle with the bulge. perhaps i could have served with them when they forced a hole in the line. perhaps i would have been with them as they fought through france, belgium and germany. perhaps i could have been with them when they linked up to the soviets in austria. or perhaps i could have been a part of the eighth marine ammunition company that landed in iwo jima. buffalo soldiers fought with mcarthur in korea. and daniel chappy james flew p-51st and later f-80 jets in support of troops on the ground. later he became the first american four star general. perhaps i would have been charles young, born in 1964, t

beach. wait for nats :05 top vo/juanfra un camarografo del programa "cops" fue asesinado mientras grababa un tiroteo en omahauia a las autoridades cuando recibieron una llamada de emergencia de un robo a mano armada. al llegar la policia se desato un tiroteo donde murieron el sopechoso y el camarografo. el equipo de "cops"se encontraba trabajando su ultima semana con la policia de omaha. lorena las primera pruebas en humanos de la vacuna contra el ebola se probaran la proxima semana take vo esta vacuna es una de varias que se estan desarrolando en estos momentos y las pruebas son patrocinadas por el instituto nacional de salud. la prueba en humanos es necesaria frente a la peligrosidad de esta enfermedad que ya cobro la vida de mil 400 personas en africa. dos estadounidenses que se contagiaron del ebola han sido tratados con medicinas experimentales y ya se recuperan satisfactoriament e. vo juan la alergia al mani o cacahuates podria muy pronto ser cosa del pasado despues que cientificos descubrieran una forma de alterar los manies para hacerlos hipoalergenicos. segun el departamento de agricultura el tratam

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he gets beaches, ma when he was speaking to the community about self-reliance about perseverance, about working hard, about the importance of education. >> what was malcolm little lifelike in omahaer's childhood was exceptional. because he is so me siblings. much like my own having five sisters, it gives you the sense of, you know, pride, humor, tenacity, you know? it makes you a good friend, compassionate, all of these wonderful things that were instilled in malcolm by both of his parents would enable him to go on in his adult life and become this person, malcolm x from one of the greatest legal strategist, one of the greatest humanitarians, just so many wonderful things because my father was so young. when the world learned about complex he was only 29. 28, 29 and is killed at the age of 39 and to admit such a significant contribution in such a short lifetime. in 12 years, it speaks volumes who he was. for me now as an adult, i reflect on that sense of loneliness, you know, that sense that he must have really felt having sacrificed his life, not asking for anything in return but the benefit of humanity so we can move forward for more egalitarian future. >> you have administrat

nattuno or the cemetery at hom, luxembourg where patton's buried, that magnificent cemetery above omaha beach. and, you know, what we are all doing is keeping faith with the dead. 317 million of us today keeping faith with those who fought, in some cases died. part of that keeping faith i think is going and listening to what it is they have to say and having some kind of a sense of communion with them 70 years after the fact. walking through that cemetery in normandy on june 6th, absolutely gorgeous day in normandy, and -- you know, i cry every time. i don't know who doesn't. because you just see, okay, well, he was 22. he was 19. he was 26. and it kind of reminds you the essence of the story. thanks, sir. yes, ma'am. >> good morning. this question comes to you from my 93-year-old father-in-law who was an officer in the 361st infantry. i will relay your answer to him. so please be careful. >> okay. all right. >> on behalf of my father-in-law and the thousands of allied troops who fought their way up the boot, through the gothic line, and up to the pogh river, can you elaborate on why you did