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2014 Photo, OmahaBeach, Normandy, France. 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
Doug Dunbar (@cbs11doug) Tweeted:
I took this photo of Sgt Major Robert Blatnik 5 years ago. This was the stretch of Omaha beach in Normandy where he came ashore on #DDay. He commanded 901 men. Head count 24 hours later and about 500 yards inland, they had 387. 500 yards. Let that soak in. #neverforget https://t.co/bYYWw30ZTU
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The Sgt Major,is still alive and well
Look at the background, 500 yards, 1 man died each yard.
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