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they landed at 16 minutes after midnight on the 6th ofjune. commanding 25 platoon, lieutenant brotheridge led his men as they stormed pegasus bridge. he was just the same as one of the others. he led his group over the bridge, he did a job, and that's how i feel — he was doing hisjob. they captured the bridge from the germans, but den brotheridge was hit by machine gunfire and died, becoming the first allied soldier to be killed in action on d—day. this is what makes me very proud of him. they often say, "but he was one of us. he might have been an officer, but he was one of us." now that, ifind, i am so proud about. 80 years on from her father's death, margaret has made the trip to where he was killed, as part of the d—day commemorations. i think he was one of thousands who were doing a job,
bob dole was an american here earning o. during world war ii he was hit by machine gunfire. he spent years recuperating and lost the use of one arm. >> just one of the many reasons why he was the driving force behind the construction of the world war ii memorial in washington. every saturday health permitting dole would be there to greet his fellow vets. >> how are you doing, all right? >> i feel good. >> not bad, huh? >> i've got a bad knee. >> join the club. >> he never forgot losing the presidency, but there were moments when those memories receded. >> when they are doing something like that, you don't think about '96, '88 or any other year. >> yeah, i know you. we were in italy together.