D-Day 68 years ago – “the boy on the beach”
A medic on Omaha Beach & a paratrooper recall the day. Friedenberg was just 22 when he took part in the storied invasion of Normandy, hitting Omaha Beach with the 16th Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, or “The Big Red One” on June 6, 1944. Moments after reaching the heavily-fortified French coastline, and as … Read more