Kansas
Remembering a beloved uncle 80 years after he fought the Nazis at Omaha Beach
The story of an Alden, Kansas farm boy turned soldier, who stormed the beach in the D-Day invasion of France in World War II | Guest commentary
On this day 80 years ago, a farm boy from Alden Kansas got into a landing craft off the Normandy shore and headed for Omaha Beach.
When the ramp went down and they begin to leap into the cold water, some of his men, who could not swim, sank and drown... [4598 chars]