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Omaha Beach on D-Day: The Bloodiest Landing
Day, June 6, 1944. In this video, we revisit the brutal reality faced by American troops as they stormed the heavily fortified coastline under relentless German fire. From the deadly bluffs to the ...
'Brothers in Arms': Honoring two sets of Nebraskan brothers who died in WWII
SOME NEBRASKAN HEROES BURIED OVERSEAS ARE REMEMBERED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. KEVIN CALLAHAN WROTE A BOOK ...
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Omaha Beach was Hell on D-Day, but could have been far worse
The carnage on Omaha Beach was some of the worst of the war, yet it could have been infinitely worse. As dawn broke that fateful morning, tens of thousands of German troops, ...
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Sunken Shermans: D-Day’s Tank Graveyard at Omaha Beach
The story of D-Day and the Shermans trying to swim to the shore of Omaha Beach is legendary. The 741st Tank Battalion would suffer extreme losses off the coast of Omaha Beach due to a combination of ...
Woonsocket D-Day survivor, 100, to receive honor from World War II Foundation
A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World ...