As a youngster, I grew up in a Military Academy during the Korean War. My folks where working in the war effort so that was the best place for me. At the school, they had the old Time Life magazines showing World War II. One picture has always stuck in my mind. It was a picture of a soldier, exiting a landing craft. He made it about ten yards from the water and fell. Then as movies of the D-Day landing were released, I saw him again as he approached the beach. When he fell, I would always wait for him to get up. Hoping that he just tripped on something and fell down. He never got up. I don’t know how many times I have seen that film but it keeps coming back and catches my attention. I feel as though I know this guy personally. I saw it again today and waited as usual. I am always amazed at the bravery of our young men and women. God Bless them.
The brave young man was probably a victim of the tactic the Germans came up with of concentrating fire on whatever landing craft had most recently opened in order to disembark its troops. Very effective.