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They Were on Omaha Beach
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- GenresHistoryWorld War II
320 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2004
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October 19, 2019
In August 2004, the 60th aniversary year, I met Laurent at the museum, on the road from Omaha that divides the 1st landing and the 29th landing area. He signed my book and shook my hand. He thanked me for the action of my veterans on D-Day. I felt embarrased because, I wasn't there and it wasn't me. I too feel grateful for their sacrifice. It was very emotional. I liked Laurent a lot.
I visited every nook and cranny on Omaha that I could and took many pictures.
On reading the book, I found that many of the landmarks that stuck out for the veterans, were still there. It was very strange to be reading their testimony and finding the exact spot they referred to. I could see how hard it was, even without the barbed wire, mines and bullets.
The beach is simply that, a beach. On a sunny day, it is hard to go back to a time when the sacrifices these brave people made, were being carried out. But the book really brings that home. You are there. You can feel what they felt (up to a point) and it can be overwhelming.
I recommend this book to everyone. The events and the people must be remembered - moreso now than ever, because we're at risk of making the same mistakes that were made then, and a whole new generation might some day have to go through this again. We should do everything to avoid that. Read the book and find out why.
Forever in their debt.
Forever in Laurent's debt for compiling the account and all his effort.
Never forget.
I visited every nook and cranny on Omaha that I could and took many pictures.
On reading the book, I found that many of the landmarks that stuck out for the veterans, were still there. It was very strange to be reading their testimony and finding the exact spot they referred to. I could see how hard it was, even without the barbed wire, mines and bullets.
The beach is simply that, a beach. On a sunny day, it is hard to go back to a time when the sacrifices these brave people made, were being carried out. But the book really brings that home. You are there. You can feel what they felt (up to a point) and it can be overwhelming.
I recommend this book to everyone. The events and the people must be remembered - moreso now than ever, because we're at risk of making the same mistakes that were made then, and a whole new generation might some day have to go through this again. We should do everything to avoid that. Read the book and find out why.
Forever in their debt.
Forever in Laurent's debt for compiling the account and all his effort.
Never forget.
June 9, 2012
As I stood on the sandy beach watching the waves break on the golden shore, I felt a sadness and a sense of bravery. Thousands had died on the sand I was standing on. This book tells the story of D-Day very nicely. It uses the stories of 213 eyewitnesses to paint a picture of the fateful and infamous day that will never be forgotten. A very real and true account of June 6, 1944!
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