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Ste. Mere Eglise

Ste. Mere Eglise | On this date, in 1944,at around 03:00 (local time), my Father had the opportunity to drop in on this little village in the picturesque French countryside, break his wrist on a hedgerow and spend the next several hours fighting for his life. But he made it! | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
329 views • 11 upvotes • Made by Revonda 3 months ago in History_Memes
11 Comments
sharps45
3 ups, 3mo
Good for him and you!
1Diogenes1
2 ups, 2mo,
1 reply
He and his generation lived courage out loud.👍🏆
Revonda
2 ups, 2mo
Agreed, wholeheartedly. 😁
NeverWoke
2 ups, 2mo,
1 reply
Praise God. The greatest generation
Mrblooketking
1 up, 2mo
Like your username
Xenonailing
1 up, 13h,
2 replies
Your dad's a hero who should be remembered forever.
Revonda
0 ups, 13h,
1 reply
My grandson wears the 82nd Airborne ring my brothers and I got him in 1970. And he also has the Zippo lighter that jumped with my Dad that morning. 😁
Revonda
0 ups, 13h
Not got him... Got Dad.
Revonda
0 ups, 12h,
1 reply
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=elwNOiCaRIs#bottom-sheet

I think this is the clip from "The Longest Day" that shows what Dad jumped into, if you're interested.
Xenonailing
1 up, 12h,
1 reply
That's a great movie.
Revonda
0 ups, 12h
I think of it as much documentary as it is movie. 😉
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On this date, in 1944,at around 03:00 (local time), my Father had the opportunity to drop in on this little village in the picturesque French countryside, break his wrist on a hedgerow and spend the next several hours fighting for his life. But he made it!