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Date: 01 June 1999 03:02
Subject: Re: [RR] Vets
>Last night my wife and I rented "Saving Private Ryan." (I was not ready
>for the graphic scenes in the movie). I now have a new respect for our
>soldiers who serve and have served in the armed forces. I have always
>had a respect for our soldiers. But, after seeing this movie and seeing
>a "more accurate" picture of WWII at Omaha beach, I never realized what
>our soldiers went through to secure a beach head. My grandfather served
Some years ago we had a holiday in France and drove back along the Normandy
coast. There is a town by Omaha beach which opened a "museum". It was simply
a long low hall with tables on which were placed a lot of the everyday
artefacts of the soldiers. Amongst them was a letter from a sailor who was
at the beach head. I cannot remember the full details but it was a graphic
and moving letter. The part I do remember is the sailor's comment that he
was one of the lucky ones - at least he could sail away while the soldiers
had to stay come "hell or high water" and they probably had both. It's well
worth a visit if it still exists and is far better than the official museum
at Arromanches.
BoW
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