June 6, 1944 - a moment to pause

[mrlynn]

I heard the author of this book, Patrick K. O'Donnell, interviewed last night on John Batchelor's radio show:



I have never understood how the Rangers managed to scale those cliffs in the face of withering fire. The author interviewed as many men as he could find, from both sides, for this book.

http://www.patrickkodonnell.com/dogcompany.html

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0306822644/ref=rdr_ext_tmb

Listen to President Ronald Reagan commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day at Pointe-du-Hoc - June 6, 1984:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEIqdcHbc8I

/Mr Lynn