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<blockquote data-quote="53convert" data-source="post: 2211600" data-attributes="member: 10344">My Dad was there, 1st wave on Omaha.&nbsp; There were a few things he would say.&nbsp; I always noticed that he would just kinda disappear on June 6th for the day.&nbsp; When they had the 50th and France offered to pay the cost of transport of all vetrans I approuched him about going.&nbsp; He said NO.&nbsp; Said he had seen it once and wasnt intrested in seeing it again.Said he left a lot of buddies&nbsp; behind that day.Just before he died (2003) we were talking about mortality and he said, &quot;You know, when we pulled up on that beach we could hear the MG bulletts hitting the front.&nbsp; I didnt think I would see the sun set that day, but I did.&nbsp; There were 50 of us in that landing craft that morning and by sunset only 5 of us were still standing.&quot; and he said no more.&nbsp;He was wounded in the hedrows, at the Hurtgen Forrest and at the Rhine crossing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="53convert, post: 2211600, member: 10344"] My Dad was there, 1st wave on Omaha. There were a few things he would say. I always noticed that he would just kinda disappear on June 6th for the day. When they had the 50th and France offered to pay the cost of transport of all vetrans I approuched him about going. He said NO. Said he had seen it once and wasnt intrested in seeing it again. Said he left a lot of buddies behind that day. Just before he died (2003) we were talking about mortality and he said, "You know, when we pulled up on that beach we could hear the MG bulletts hitting the front. I didnt think I would see the sun set that day, but I did. There were 50 of us in that landing craft that morning and by sunset only 5 of us were still standing." and he said no more. He was wounded in the hedrows, at the Hurtgen Forrest and at the Rhine crossing. [/QUOTE]

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