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Today is the 79th the anniversary of the Normandy Invasion - June 6th, 1944.

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    Today marks the 79th the anniversary of the Normandy Invasion - June 6th, 1944.


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    My Uncle Charlie, the "Heebie Geebie Greek" on the BAR, C Co., 23rd IR, 2nd ID, went in with the second wave (yes, a small number of members of the 2nd ID landed on D-Day, tasked with protecting the Engineers). He slogged through the hedgerows, was on the attack on 7/11/1944 in the crucial battle for Hill 192, and fought in Brittany until grievously wounded on 9/14/1944 during the fighting in Brest. He earned 3 Purple Hearts, and a Bronze Star, but the only award he cared about was the CIB. He was buried with it in his hand. Jim G.

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    My American Grandfather was severely wounded on D-Day, shot through the hand and into the stomach while parachuting into France...He became a violent Alcoholic, neglected his family and killed himself -and his cousin- drunken driving in 1956...

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    My American Grandfather was severely wounded on D-Day, shot through the hand and into the stomach while parachuting into France...He became a violent Alcoholic, neglected his family and killed himself -and his cousin- drunken driving in 1956...
    Very sad story Glenn, no one understood PTSD back then, so many turned to liquor or drugs to escape the pain.

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