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Story alive. we wanted to be able to tell that story of extreme sacrifice, service to the country, you know, service over self and what that means and the sacrifice that those men made that day, to keep us all free was really important. >> yeah. mike? >> thank you for your service and thank you for the jump you made over the weekend. and hopefully you had someone pack your chute for you, because its been a while since you packed your own chute, i bet. >> its been a while. you know, i was thinkin...

Comprehend, the imaginations we spoke of earlier could not begin to comprehend happened not only on omaha beach but several other areas. you alluded to the weather, and what happened during the course of the evening of june 5 and 6 june, 1944 tremendous wind gusts blew many elements of the 82nd airborne miles from their drop zones, and several of them landed in the village square of st. mary eglese which is about 40 minutes north -- south of where we are right now. that was general james gavins ...