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By the time i got there, malcolm had already left but the general was still laying dead in the road, and being an american i went into his car and i looted his staff flag. it was in the back wrapped up and i took that and i put it in my bag and -- >> this is the nazi flag. >> the four of us then proceeded ahead. and not too far away we came upon a farm house and two germans come out. so fallet is asking me are we going to shoot them? i said no, theyre young guys our age. they surrendered right a...

Staff car drives by right by us, and nobody fired a shot. maybe five minutes later we hear this big explosion below on that road and malcolm brannon, who was a lieutenant of my company, and he had four men, knocked this car off with a grenade and out came general fali who was the regional commander of the entire normandy coast. and malcolm told me years later when he reached for his gun, he thought maybe he was going to surrender but malcolm shot him right between the eyes. malcolm tells me the ...

a gathering for the ages on hallowed grounds, 70 years after the greatest generation came to the shores of normandy the world remembers. president obama is here along with dozens of world leaders. just moments ago we saw mr. obama take a few minutes to shake the hands of the men who stormed these beaches all those years ago. good day from normandy. im chuck todd with a very special edition and very special coverage of "the daily rundown." today we come to you from france but its import...