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D-Day Relived Through Ranger Heroism and Atrocities
G K Hodenfield recalls four Ranger companies landing on D-Day in Normandy. The piece highlights Youse and White scaling the cliffs after misaligned naval bombardment, the lethal cliff fight, and Captain Block's improvised hospital. It also recounts Ranger Robin killing 12 prisoners during a German counterattack, underscoring personal courage and haunting memories of war.
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Normandy
G. K. Hodenfield
Stars and Stripes
Hodenfield
Associated Press
U. S
Ranger
English Channel
Yousa
White
Kingdom Come
Yousu
Youse
Walter Block
Doc
Ranger Robin
Robin