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5 Unsung Heroes Who Carried the Memory of D-Day

A journalist, a medic, a weather forecaster, a Medal of Honor recipient, a French commando: Their efforts showed that courage transcends race, class and gender.

On the blood-soaked morning of June 6, 1944, the fate of World War II hinged not only on generals but also on thousands of ordinary people who fought their way onto the beaches and into the skies over Normandy, France, or otherwise joined in what became the largest seaborne invasion in history.

Over the years, the ranks of those who witnessed D-Day have thinned, and the event has receded from living memory into the realm of archives — and obituaries.


Sigh, it’s important to remember the unsung hero’s of WW II but why did the NYTimes have to drag gender into this?

Worthy stories nonetheless.

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