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Happened in 1939 as a matter of fact, and we entered it kind of late, and the war had 11 or 12 months yet to go, but the invasion of normandy on d-day, 70 years ago today, that is the beginning of the end of the war, and everybody knew it. it was really important that we attack the heart of europe, and no way to roll the nazis back unless we did that, and if we did not do that, we might not defeat them, and surely, even if we did, war would take lots, lots longer, and in doing so we committed 16...

Out his senior year and landed on the beach of normandy on d-day. he was engaged throughout the theater of operations and participating in the arden, central europe before returning home to brooklyn on christmas deneene 45. we make snarky jokes and show cat videos, so that is about even. >> it is about even. >> who is he? who is he? it is ridiculous. where is my legion of honor? >> was that not rhetorical? >> apparently it was. it was accidentally raw for rail. rhetorical. saudi judo athletes wi...

War but bad protesting against them when i see the guys that gave up their lives. thats what i think about it. >> eric: great. jump in? >> andrea: my grandfather augustine was in the second wave of the infantry on normandy on d-day. he stormed the beaches of normandy there. he is with my mom. he was injured. a disabled veteran. and very, very proud. that was an important, important mission. if you have ever been to normandy and seen the cemetery there, it is really something else. i know i have ...

Them when i see the guys that gave up their lives. thats what i think about it. >> eric: great. jump in? >> andrea: my grandfather augustine was in the second wave of the infantry on normandy on d-day. he stormed the beaches of normandy there. he is with my mom. he was injured. a disabled veteran. and very, very proud. that was an important, important mission. if you have ever been to normandy and seen the cemetery there, it is really something else. i know i have given a speech with bob before,...