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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
My grandfather was a medic that was part of the second landing wave and was also captured, he said all he had time to do was hit the sand and the bullets whizzing overhead were so thick that anyone who even peaked over the sand was blown away. Similar stories that Red Cross packages were the only thing that kept them alive -- all the Nazis gave them was bread and water and the bread was so hard there were guys walking on top of the loads before the trucks delivered it.
Pretty amazing story, he passed when I was only around 10 years old so I didn't really appreciate or understand the full gravity of his story and sacrifice. Will always stick with me. I'd love to visit there someday (as would my mom, his daughter).
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Respect to your Grandfather from another medic.
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Captain James P. DeCOSTE, CD, 18 Sep 1993
Corporal Jean-Marc H. BECHARD, 6 Aug 1993
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