War ii museum, hershel Woody Williams recounts his time serving as a marine. Watch over the weeshgd kend on cspan3. May name is jarrod frederic. Im an instructor of history in Penn State Altoona and also a reenactor with the world war ii living history group. And we are here at Army Heritage days at the u. S. Army heritage and Education Center in carlisle, pennsylvania. And at this event, it is a major complex. Were here on the Army Heritage trail. My group, though, is here this weekend to discuss the 75th anniversary of the normandy invasion which is taking place this summer. And we thought it certainly fitting to commemorate that event. And us putting on these old uniforms, wearing old equipment, it certainly gives us a better perspective and appreciation of what the greatest generation went through. And if we can impart even a small ink liling to passers by families that visit this place, we feel weve done a fairly good job. The unit that we portray is the fourth Infantry Division.
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