Including my father, Mike who jumped
behind enemy lines.
He jumped in both Italy and France.
Grenadier. 101st, later attached to 82nd.
3 out of his company lived.
The rest were KIA.
He got a Purple Heart,
shrapnel between the eyes.
Germans left him for Dead.
2 weeks later he was back
in action.
FOR YOU DAD:
Flag is flying.
Gerald
Anthropologist
Tactical Internet Systems analyst.
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Originally published at https://warintel.blogspot.com/2009/06/d-day-memorial-mike.html on June 6, 2009.