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  • Bombs, bullets and bravery at Omaha Beach (D-Day Veteran's story)

    06/06/2006 5:46:06 PM PDT · by wagglebee · 4 replies · 534+ views
    The Virginian Pilot ^ | 6/6/06 | DIANE TENNANT
    Cary Lee Jarvis, 84, reflects on his experiences on Omaha Beach and about the D-Day invasion. "It seems like 10 lifetimes ago," the Virginia Beach residents says. Rich-Joseph Facus / Special to The Virginian-Pilot Cary Lee Jarvis in 1943 Click the button below to hear Jarvis describe his experience during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Free Flash player required. VIRGINIA BEACH - Cary Lee Jarvis, 84, knows D-Day. He knows why mines were called "bouncing betties" and how booby traps worked. He knows about being a staff sergeant whose lieutenant was newly dead, leading men in...