A week of D-Day ceremonies kicked off Sunday over the skies of Normandy, where parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes to mark the 80th anniversary of the largest amphibious invasion in history.
A week of D-Day ceremonies kicked off Sunday over the skies of Normandy, where parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes to mark the 80th anniversary of the largest amphibious invasion in history.
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very, very strong, corporal jack foy. [ applause ] you look good, jack. you look good. jack enlisted in the army right out of high school. he fought through brutal months of the campaign in northern france. on christmas eve, after marching nearly 100 miles in the snow in sub-zero temperatures, he arrived outside the town of bostion in belgium. for two weeks, jack fought under cease leartillery fire and helped push the enemy back from a critical road. at one point, a mine blew up and it destroyed his vehicle, badly hurting many. he was wounded three times, but he kept on fighting. after the allied victory at the battle of the bulge, jack fought
for the remaining nine months of the war across the zigfried line, all the way across germany until he reached the gates of ordroff concentration camp, the first nazi camp to be liberated. that was number one. that was a big, big event. as jack has said about the battle of the bulge, when the chips were down and the situation was desperate, the american soldiers stood up to be count counted. for a brief moment in history, these men held our nation s destiny in their hands. we did not fail. thank you very much, jack. and corporal foy, we will forever be proud of what you and your fellow soldiers achieved for all of humanity.