Posted on 11/11/2008 8:52:28 AM PST by Federalist Patriot
Here is remarkable raw footage of combat over and across the French and German countryside during World War II following the D-Day Invasion in June 1944. The film was shot by Albert Fagler who lived through those days as an Army Combat Photographer. The film was found by his grandchildren in the basement of his home in Colorado following his recent death. The film is silent but dramatic as it shows a taste of what those brave Americans experienced to preserve freedom for our nation, and give freedom to millions in Europe. . . . (Watch Video)
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FYI: My Dad saw combat in WWII, Korea, and The Dominican Republic....82nd Airborne. He retired ‘68 as a CSM.
Pops passed away in 2002.
FYI: ‘O’ didn’t get my vote.......looks like we’re gonna be landing on Omaha in the first wave come Jan 20, 2009.
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