06/06/2017
D-Day, June 6, 1944
I had a neighbor, whom is passed now; tell me some interesting experiences he had in the war. He laid communication lines and went in on D-Day+2. He said the bodies were still on the beaches, and they were stacked up like cord wood as far as he could see. Another adventure he had was when he was laying wire with a buddy across a wide open field when they came under German fire. They ran to the only building in this field, which was a deserted old bakery. With no weapons and the Germans on their trail, they crawled in a brick oven to hide. After what seemed like hours of artillery and small arms fire (but was only a few minutes), the noise finally stopped. They remained in the oven for a few more hours just to be safe, and then emerged. The bakery was completely gone, just the oven and some chimney remained.
There is no explanation why some survive, and others fall. Other than we are all part of a greater plan that only the creator knows in this lifetime. God Bless the United States of America, and God Bless our Troops, wherever they are!
To listen to a full 24 hour radio broadcast of that day, just as the people back home did, click here:
https://archive.org/details/Complete_Broadcast_Day_D-Day
