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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1969
Page
11
NET Journal revisits D Day twenty five years later with survivors from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. Major General Pat Cassidy narrates the program airing Monday at 9 p.m. on Channel 20, recalling the Normandy landing and the beachhead. Newsreel footage complements survivor memories.
A NET Journal feature recounts D Day memories with General Maxwell Taylor ambassador to South Vietnam Madame Renaud Sainte Mere Eglise mayor and Father Sampson. It notes paratroopers John Steele Hank Pitt Jean Bertot and Dr Best among others and credits NCRV Dutch TV production.
A description notes a person breaking through the Garrison Reservoir ice and reflects that it was a good time for praying, capturing a moment of danger and reverent response.
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