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Western europe was free. one of those heroes was a young lieutenant who talks about falling into nazi arms. who bet to talk about this than this young man s nephew, stephen colbert. facing unimaginable odds, americans and allied troops stormed normandy, june 6th, 1944. among the paratroopers behind enemy lines that night, first lieutenant andrew tuck iii, or uncle eddie. tuck s nephew is stephen colbert, the comedian who actively thanks troops every chance he gets. lieutenant tuck belonged to the 101st airborne, made famous by the book and hbo mini series ....
Eye. reporter: a similar trip was in band of brothers photographed with lieutenant edward tuck. they were just kids, though everybody in photos from world war ii looks like they are 40. it s true. reporter: lieutenant tuck survived normandy and was there for the defeat of the nazis and wanted to fight in the pacific. but before he could, tuck was killed at the age of 23 in a jeep accident in austria. so the performer and paratrooper never met but his letters and stories were shared. and she gave it to all of us with such love of her brother and it s like we knew him. i know i didn t, but these letters and my mother s love and ....