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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1969

Page

5

The Ghosts Of Normandy 25 Years Later

A veteran reporter recalls D-Day memories on the Normandy coast and the enduring ghosts felt by veterans, locals, and paratroopers. He highlights Ste Marie Eglise, Vierville sur Mer, and the American cemetery as symbols of lasting impact and reconciliation.

Normandy Hardelay France Vierville

Omaha Beach Remembered by Omar Bradley

A World War II reminiscence recounts the Normandy invasion, detailing D-Day landings at Omaha and Utah beaches, claims by German forces at Pas de Calais, the breakthrough by American troops, and the lasting impact on postwar America. Bradley is highlighted as a leading U.S. Army commander.

Normandy English Channel France Western Europe Adolph Hitler Third Reich Channel Utah Omaha St. Kortsigny Ve Caen Ste. Marie Eglise Monsieur A. Dupont Dupont Alexandre Renaud 82Nd 101St Airborne John Steele Dwight D. Eisenhower Allied War Machine Fleet Associated Press 29Th Infantry Omaha Beach 4Th Infantry Division Utah Beach Samuel Chase 352Nd Infantry Division Omar N. Bradley New York Times News Service Contention Peninsula le Mans Seventh Army St. Germain Paris von Runstedt Pas. de Calais Caen Cherbourg Rommel St. Lo Omar Bradley America U. S Caen-Carentan 82D Airborne Division Berlin Pas de Calais Cotentin

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