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At which time the astronauts will board the first of two elevators for the trip to the 320-foot level after launch pad where they will then proceed to ingress the spacecraft. the depardeparture. the transfer man departing from the operations building at the kennedy space center on the start of its eight-mile trip to launch pad a here at complex 39 where the launch vehicle fully loaded with propellant going through preliminary checkout. this is launch control.

Inside the theo lacy jail facility in orange county, california, clarence butterfield has been busy writing. >> i have been writing poems since ive been in here. ive written 320 anyway. this is poem number 300. i dedicated it to my daughter. its called "being an angel" because she was an angel. its not what people do, its the deeds they leave undone. that gives the soul remorse at the setting of the sun. a helpful word unspoken, a letter you did not write, now is when you said later are the ghos...

This week, 200 grenfell families fired lawsuits against american companies that made the fridge freezer believed to have started the fire. they have all denied culpability and will defend themselves in court. >> if you can sue somebody in the states, you are going to get a lot more money than if you do here. >> although $250 million has been set aside by the government to replace similar cladding, many of the 320 buildings remain unchanged. u.s. lawyers say this disaster could have never taken p...

This photo, captured that morning, men from the u.s. first infantry division, wading ashore on omaha beach. tonight, the artist who brings black and white photos to life in color. u.s. troops using a lifeline to rescue fellow soldiers from a landing craft struck and sunk by enemy fire. on this day, remembering the african-americans troops, the nearly 2,000 that landed here on omaha beach in 1944. among them, army veterans william dabney of roanoke, virginia, who served in the 320 barrage balloon...

The war fighting for americans liberty, fighting for freedom and realizing when you got back, you still didnt have that same liberty and same freedom that white americans had, were you disappointed, were you surprised or did you expect that? >> well, no, i wasnt disappointed because i grew up under those conditions. >> reporter: his wife of 45 years says her husbands optimism has served him well. >> and i think its a great honor that he sacrificed to make this world a better place for every one ...

Drowning off omaha beach and the nazi bombardment. >> of course i would give my life, sure. >> reporter: he was part of the 320th barrage balloon battalion. the mission, to launch huge hydrogen most notably, all the soldiers in the battalion were black. only a relative small number of black troops were able to be a part of the d-day invasion. the u.s. military still segregated and discriminatory. >> thats the worst thing in the world. we were separated from white and black but i was doing my dut...

Parem worked as a bus porter in virginia when he entered the u.s. army. today hes an american hero and establishing history. thats because henry is believed to be the last surviving african-american d-day combat veteran. >> youre going to be 98 in november. >> yes. >> thats almost a century. >> oh, yes. >> and youve seen a lot. >> yes, i have. >> no, you dont want to go down the steps. >> reporter: henry parem, who lives in pittsburgh with his wife, ethel, vividly remembers fellow soldiers drown...

Or did you expect that? >> well, no, i wasnt disappointed because i grew up under those conditions. >> reporter: his wife of 45 years says her husbands optimism has served him well. >> and i think its a great honor that he sacrificed to make this world a better place for every one of us. >> reporter: the author of this book about the black soldiers of the 320th says there were 621 troops in the battalion and that henry parham is the last surviving member. after being modestly quiet about his wor...

Most notably. all the pilots were black. only a relatively small number of black troops were able to be part of the d-day invasion. the u.s. military, still segregated and discriminatory. >> we were separated white and black, but i was doing my duty. >> reporter: he has always tried to focus on the positive. >> when you came back home after the war fighting for americans liberty, fighting for freedom and realizing when you got back, you still didnt have that same liberty and same freedom that wh...

>> yes, i have. >> no, you dont want to go down the steps. >> reporter: henry, who lives in pittsburgh with his wife, ethel, vividly remembers fellow soldiers drowning off omaha beach and the nazi air bombardments. >> of course i was scared for my life, sure. >> reporter: he was part of a most unique army combat unit, the 320th barrage balloon battalion. the mission to launch huge hydrogen filled balloons from the beach of normandy to protect troops from the air above. only a relatively small nu...