World War II Veterans lands on Omaha Beach

World War II Veterans lands on Omaha Beach and shares his story of what it was like fighting the Germans to gain a foothold on the beach.

Grandpa Van Allen fought and served in World War II. From the D Day invasion to the victory over the Nazis this short clip of diary entries, pictures, and photos shows you what it was like back then.

Link to this video and other Frontlines Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrW0baTSduQ&list=PL975D8F470F700FF2&index=4

The Things Our Father’s Saw is other first-hand accounts of the “war over there” and Rick Atkinson’s Pulitzer Prize books on WWII like the Guns Last Light (a three-part series) are simply amazing. All four books are definite must-reads in my opinion.


 

Other True Veteran stories can be found on our Stories page

 

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