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training because -- but because the new we were going to this battle, we got 17 weeks training. but then after the 17th week, we came over to england and i trained five additional months in st. ives before we went and. so this whole group of men, we knew after a little bit that we were going over here. >> martha: once you made up the beach and i'm sure you lost a lot of people that you knew probably on the ship, right. >> yes. >> martha: what was that like for you? >> all say this, on first day the 29th division in the first division had caused --, casualties, 5720. outside that to begin. 5720 casualties on the first day. >> martha: told me win and where you were wounded? >> yeah. i was wounded on june 17th.