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To: riverdawg

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... As a U.S. Army medic, he ran across the beach dozens of times, dragging men out of the surf and patching up their wounds under heavy fire — actions for which he was awarded a Silver Star, three Bronze Stars, and France’s Legion d’Honneur.

He moved to Normandy in 2017 and became a familiar figure at annual commemorations, insisting he was no hero, only a soldier who did his duty. “We lost many men,” he recalled in a 2019 interview marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. “I had to blank it all off so I could concentrate on my mission.”...

God bless this hero.


2 posted on 12/07/2025 3:26:34 PM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Jane Long

Gods speed soldier Norman. Without doubt you reside with the angels and our lord. If one looks at the history of our medics and corpsmen are many stories of extreme bravery and sacrifice and death. They are gods angels on earth.


4 posted on 12/07/2025 3:30:54 PM PST by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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