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Omaha Steve

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Thu Jun 12, 2014, 09:45 AM Jun 2014

'I felt like a superstar': For Benson JROTC cadets, trip to France a lesson in duty, honor.. (D-Day)


http://www.omaha.com/news/military/i-felt-like-a-superstar-for-benson-jrotc-cadets-trip/article_d3109a3b-771e-54d9-a506-7d88986fc2a8.html



Omaha Benson High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps was one of six junior ROTC programs asked to participate in a D-Day parade in Ste. Mère Église, France. “People were very respectful and intrigued by what we do and what we have done for them,” said William Combs, 17, who will be a senior in the fall.


POSTED: THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014 1:00 AM By Jourdyn Kaarre / World-Herald staff writer

In “crushing crowds” on the streets of Ste. Mère Église, France, last week, 27 cadets from Omaha Benson High School led Omaha Beach survivors in a D-Day parade of thousands.

“I felt like a superstar,” said William Combs, 17, describing the people stopping and asking to take photos with him as the cadets toured the city. “People were very respectful and intrigued by what we do and what we have done for them.”
After 70 years, the people of Normandy still celebrated their liberation.

“It’s going to help me know that doing the right thing does get noticed and it does help,” he said.

Benson’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps was selected more than a year ago to march in the D-Day parade. The group returned home late Tuesday.

FULL story at link.

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