D-Day - A Personal History

We met a British veteran at Point Du Hoc who captained one of the boats that brought American soldiers to both Utah and Omaha beaches on Day 1 of the Normandy invasion.  As he shared a little of his story with us, the students were intrigued by this 88 year old and the description of events from 67 years ago.  You could still hear the pain in his voice as he shared that they were expected to lose 50% of the men that he and his fellow captains brought into battle.  As I said good bye and thanked him for his time and service, his grip on my hand was strong enough to make a lasting impression.