Ever Forward
Dear Commons Community,
I was watching TV coverage of the Olympics on Saturday afternoon when at 5:00 pm, NBC decided to interrupt its airing to bring a 30-minute special entitled “In The Company of Heroes.” The special was well-done and presented without commercial interruption. It featured a dozen or so American veterans of the June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy that was the turning point of World War II in Europe. All of the veterans were in their late nineties or early one-hundreds and it was a tear-jerk to see them return to Omaha Beach and other critical landing places. They reflected on their comrades who perished that day and the hell of struggling in the water and on the beaches. The special also featured young French school children who treated the veterans as their heroes. It ended with taps being played at The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.
I had the privilege of visiting Normandy in 2019 (75th Anniversary). It is a place that every American should visit at least once in their lifetime.
Bravo to NBC!
Tony
The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
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