The Liberation of Normandy in WW2

In part two of three of Coffee or Die's D-Day 75th anniversary coverage, Marty Skovlund, Jr. and the crew from BRCC link up with active duty soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division as well as World War II veterans in Carentan and Sainte-Mère-Église, where some of the most intense combat of the invasion took place 75 years ago.
Even though there aren't many locals left who remember life under Nazi occupation, the citizens of Normandy still go above and beyond to show their appreciation to this day.
"They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate."
-- President Franklin D. Roosevelt's during his official address announcing the D-Day invasion
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[@Whitelightnin76]

These old men were some of the toughest most bad ass individuals when they were young. I wish they never had to pass away. We’ll probably never have a generation as awesome as they’ve been

[@aaronmartin6820]

i agree

[@Orbit_Corona]

They'd kick our asses.

[@loomzoom]

Nope...most of those who were alive after ww2 were cowards. Remember heroes die first...

[@budmeister]

@@loomzoom You are the coward, just like your grandfathers. Death doesn't choose heroes over cowards, anyone can and will die.

[@yourmomskitchen3236]

@@loomzoom Ignorant, arrogant and unintelligent piece of shit. Death comes for anyone and anything. Sitting behind your screen and calling actual heroes whose brothers died around them, "cowards". Lmao, you're a joke kiddo.

[@carelscompanys1]

Thanks to these great heroes who liberated my mom and family in Holland and my Dad in Indonesia I would not be here in the USA today truly the Greatest Generation.

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[@swettybetty984]

This is wonderful it is so nice to see something like this It is great that we had them there to do what they did. I'm proud what they did. And i know they where afraid Thank God for all of you, God Bless

[@teamnorth1184]

Idk what it is, ever since I joined (14yrs ago) the National Anthem means more, the Flag means more, and learning about these moments in history presented in this way pulls a few tears out of me every single time.

[@TJkiwiOWEG]

4:49 those hot dogs were so good. I got to visit here June 6th 2019 and saw so many incredible sights.

[@path1972]

Are those French hotdogs or American hotdogs?

[@7curiogeo]

Thank you, You rock for these slices of real history, for honoring these men that faught and died for us. Please never let us forget.

[@justinmoore6162]

So sad that we’re slowly losing this great generation, pretty soon we won’t have any of them left but they will live on through their stories and family members, utmost respect to all of them

[@TheErikWulf]

My grandfather, Arthur Fredette, was there with the Big Red One. He never really talked about it except to say that it was hell.

[@mameshiba691]

Three miles up! Three miles down!

[@LennertTale]

I like spaghetti.

[@nmelkhunter1]

And if you screwup, no passes to town!

[@pillarofdawn]

Its great that you interviewed that female veteran. I think oftentimes women's roles in the war effort were overlooked or just generalized as "Rosie The Riveter."

[@darkmeraldpvp6531]

Classic jazz and piano its still awsome to listen even to this day ngl it gives happy hormones

[@h3lld1v3rfilms6]

1:54 makes me think of the longest day scene every time I hear those bells.

[@Co_Reox]

Im German and it’s nice to see German Flags next to our allie ones!

[@Willysmb44]

Anyone who says nobody remembers WW2 anymore has never been to this town or Bastogne. I have been to each and I can assure you, the locals STILL very much remember the war and the sacrifices

[@sturgeonherder3177]

When I visited Bastogne I was blown away by how much they still appreciate the US, the museum is amazing as well!

[@antel704]

Finaly DDay not was, is before now and forever real birthday of wholle western Democracy and Freedom. From Croatia.

[@ryojikan3662]

Thank you for liberating us

[@coltonstrain584]

Heck yeah a ww2 vet from my state ole Mississippi thank you all for your service and sacrifice

[@bourdon845]

Intéressant

[@liamclancey844]

tbh most people think d-day was fought just by the Americans where as there were British and Canadian troops who also stormed the beaches of Normandy

[@loic4018]

The mayor of Picauville near Sainte Mère Eglise tries to pass a wind project that threatens the annual airdrops of La fière.

[@crownlands7246]

These young adults went in, unabashed, let's get ourselves an end to this darn war, their valor and human grandeur remains unparalleled, driven by believing in existing order of society and freedom of speach, don't think, they were naive about their own culture, nor societal challenges, which adds to their achievement

[@endoftheworld29]

A salute to all veterans who fought tynrany. German or US soldiers - all of those young lads. Its the SS and Hitler himself is the evil here.

[@jackmorrison7379]

False equivalence and an insult to all our brave heroes lying in those war cemeteries. We and our allies were the liberators. You can't spell tyranny and you obviously know nothing of history. The Wehrmacht occupied countries and they operated as willing agents of mass killers, and each of them took a personal oath to defend that deluded drug addict with the Charlie Chaplin moustache. You do not know a thing about the history of WW II if you think they were exactly on the same moral, ethical and legal standard as the allies. By claiming that our soldiers did not stand on higher ground in a moral sense, you slander both the dead and the remaining living veterans. Perhaps you do not mean to do so, but that is how it sounds.

[@The508ranger]

173rd ABN lineage comes from pacific....not Europe.

[@nmelkhunter1]

True, but the 173rd is headquartered in Italy. This celebration had representatives from the US military stationed in Europe.

[@The508ranger]

nmelkhunter1 tracking. Things have changed since my time. 2/503rd PIR did not go in 2004. I got there in May of 2004. (A Co & HHC 1/508th PIR, 173rd) OEF VI 05-06)

[@nmelkhunter1]

Got it. I can tell by you lineage you’re not a keyboard commando. I can’t resist the urge to test the waters. C Co 1/508th PIR Panama, a long time ago. Take care and out.

[@The508ranger]

nmelkhunter1 I’m like you...not found of the keyboard commandos haha. Much Respect to you. Have a buddy of mine...AL Conrad. He was a 11C in 1/508th in Panama. RedDevils and Fury from the Sky brother. Stay safe. ATW!