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From our perspective, the battle looked hopeless. | <0>2325<0>2415<0>3844<0>1902<0>2740<0>2196<0>1490<0>2775<0>595<0>3440<0>3627<0>3906<0>3949<0>1003<0>1905<0>3819<0>2924<0>3108<0>3913<0>3185<0>1081<0>644<0>922<0>3493<0>68<0>1422<0>482<0>2169<0>1569<0>3135<0>2615<0>1712<0>3898<0>1125<0>1977<0>3551<0>3360<0>399<0>602<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>206... |
He said that a couple times. He didn't think they were gonna win. | <0>338<0>700<0>2961<0>3158<0>3498<0>22<0>1525<0>230<0>3976<0>2656<0>1867<0>2753<0>1518<0>3135<0>1921<0>1921<0>1892<0>3066<0>3071<0>4012<0>3295<0>3585<0>553<0>3793<0>3670<0>1547<0>2935<0>230<0>2702<0>2976<0>922<0>1886<0>3435<0>1547<0>926<0>602<1>605<1>138<1>3730<1>3030<1>1772<1>3722<1>900<1>2098<1>1981<1>1708<1>2824<1>3... |
Here's a little look at the German attitude right here. | <0>1786<0>308<0>3439<0>2662<0>3966<0>3730<0>1422<0>196<0>68<0>3145<0>2339<0>177<0>1501<0>1227<0>3129<0>880<0>1153<0>1479<0>1955<0>991<0>760<0>252<0>3404<0>1617<0>2316<0>1227<0>494<0>2440<0>2085<0>2962<0>2560<0>3842<0>3057<0>2625<0>2697<0>1634<0>3464<0>2763<0>2844<0>3570<0>3434<0>2575<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
I saw a regimental intelligence officer armed with a carbine interrogating a German prisoner. The prisoner was on his knees with his hands behind his head. He was rather small and frail looking. | <0>2872<0>2070<0>3278<0>3489<0>3914<0>2510<0>4009<0>3793<0>2777<0>3128<0>3673<0>226<0>3493<0>3115<0>2561<0>1518<0>990<0>2581<0>991<0>2077<0>3972<0>2415<0>2146<0>1258<0>3809<0>1846<0>865<0>443<0>1712<0>2872<0>2302<0>3274<0>3974<0>1981<0>2417<0>2541<0>2865<0>3404<0>196<0>3781<0>3092<0>1227<0>1848<0>3194<0>901<0>677<0>929... |
I was surprised to see he was not wearing the usual square-shaped battle helmet. Instead, he wore a gray build cap. | <0>141<0>521<0>922<0>193<0>2874<0>2517<0>2619<0>1232<0>3278<0>3421<0>1490<0>2588<0>1306<0>718<0>3670<0>3177<0>3872<0>2357<0>3972<0>3730<0>2415<0>1232<0>1611<0>3842<0>1848<0>792<0>2443<0>3493<0>2976<0>1490<0>855<0>2615<0>3185<0>3673<0>2777<0>3758<0>874<0>29<0>2425<0>2085<0>2536<0>1921<0>1954<0>291<0>3404<0>3057<0>3671<0... |
The lieutenant asked the prisoner, among other things, where the minefields were. | <0>3629<0>3145<0>1651<0>901<0>2905<0>1726<0>1525<0>1525<0>3535<0>3974<0>2291<0>715<0>584<0>2962<0>3809<0>1883<0>3772<0>1226<0>2575<0>2626<0>521<0>1304<0>2510<0>2196<0>3020<0>901<0>1275<0>2253<0>1684<0>855<0>1859<0>105<0>3730<0>2615<0>4009<0>1401<0>2684<0>1921<0>1472<0>2662<0>3401<0>3118<0>3776<0>2042<0>3594<0>2669<0>37... |
The soldier answered only with the accepted Geneva Convention requirement of name, rank, and serial number. | <0>547<0>1547<0>1490<0>2976<0>2615<0>996<0>3380<0>1819<0>3315<0>1438<0>2125<0>2603<0>1525<0>1490<0>1138<0>340<0>2973<0>926<0>3177<0>2033<0>2662<0>3759<0>2294<0>2154<0>3751<0>2978<0>245<0>2206<0>2581<0>142<0>4024<0>1227<0>2603<0>954<0>2853<0>926<0>3177<0>1275<0>1374<0>2953<0>3730<0>3730<0>3730<0>2415<0>1924<0>3184<0>281... |
We had been instructed not to take prisoners for the first two or three days. So I expected the officer to eventually shoot the prisoner. Again, the interrogator screamed, where are the damn minefields? | <0>1406<0>926<0>1684<0>1833<0>926<0>3278<0>1653<0>3185<0>2083<0>792<0>3728<0>2960<0>2085<0>291<0>2747<0>3264<0>1955<0>3278<0>3758<0>2600<0>2151<0>298<0>1651<0>2604<0>2357<0>2948<0>3187<0>3974<0>1617<0>3594<0>1819<0>3695<0>2055<0>2018<0>3744<0>3297<0>1981<0>256<0>1717<0>954<0>1206<0>3342<0>143<0>2820<0>1673<0>1173<0>219... |
Again, he received the same reply, name, rank, and serial number. The lieutenant's car being barked. | <0>3730<0>1406<0>2581<0>1726<0>45<0>1227<0>1848<0>3177<0>193<0>1749<0>3278<0>373<0>2684<0>3555<0>3966<0>3278<0>1726<0>1869<0>1304<0>692<0>2365<0>521<0>521<0>1150<0>646<0>572<0>4031<0>1227<0>45<0>3498<0>3439<0>3177<0>2981<0>1864<0>1406<0>1401<0>3118<0>1227<0>1658<0>1786<0>3118<0>2423<0>3278<0>3128<0>475<0>2365<0>1304<0>... |
But the bullet was aimed at the ground between the prisoner's knees. | <0>1066<0>3809<0>1928<0>2033<0>340<0>677<0>2949<0>3840<0>2109<0>1035<0>3<0>1684<0>181<0>4078<0>3419<0>3399<0>3980<0>521<0>1304<0>3174<0>3626<0>167<0>2626<0>1227<0>1869<0>1328<0>1980<0>3966<0>3249<0>984<0>1651<0>1654<0>3758<0>3781<0>1771<0>2192<0>3251<0>602<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
The arrogant German looked straight at the officer and said with a smirk, neeked here. Not here. He pointed between his knees. Here. He pointed to his head. This told me something about our adversary. | <0>2812<0>2603<0>2617<0>2180<0>882<0>1978<0>475<0>3537<0>373<0>2103<0>4024<0>2935<0>3987<0>2415<0>892<0>3034<0>68<0>2299<0>572<0>1445<0>2169<0>2698<0>856<0>1611<0>373<0>3439<0>3877<0>2415<0>2163<0>3046<0>2948<0>3974<0>3439<0>1880<0>1490<0>2375<0>3145<0>753<0>256<0>1490<0>2055<0>2123<0>1819<0>256<0>1911<0>2988<0>1078<0>... |
We'll fight to the death. We know that they get brainwashed when you | <0>3977<0>229<0>893<0>1472<0>2541<0>2662<0>1646<0>1306<0>753<0>3153<0>1651<0>1081<0>2471<0>850<0>764<0>3021<0>2007<0>2631<0>3305<0>3464<0>3974<0>3626<0>3626<0>120<0>230<0>1209<0>1209<0>1322<0>2669<0>1924<0>3868<0>163<0>1886<0>219<0>2953<0>1322<0>3174<0>61<0>148<0>3918<0>2675<0>1056<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>... |
Look at any history, this sounds like a young kid probably raised from the young, very young age as a Nazi, as a loyal Nazi. | <0>2498<0>1056<0>229<0>256<0>3537<0>1227<0>1067<0>3776<0>61<0>1751<0>3419<0>1153<0>3088<0>3585<0>397<0>4056<0>3439<0>3966<0>3550<0>349<0>2242<0>368<0>3278<0>1525<0>521<0>475<0>2151<0>3205<0>146<0>1751<0>1305<0>1533<0>3115<0>4065<0>163<0>3966<0>3759<0>230<0>662<0>3404<0>3341<0>1886<0>1422<0>2511<0>4023<0>1173<0>3918<0>7... |
Just like the Japanese that fought to the death. That's what we have here. | <0>3116<0>3713<0>3278<0>627<0>807<0>2482<0>753<0>760<0>623<0>3782<0>3014<0>3177<0>1751<0>2294<0>2423<0>546<0>881<0>2838<0>1954<0>3730<0>3826<0>753<0>2480<0>3153<0>578<0>3069<0>2668<0>3166<0>3021<0>3913<0>475<0>1081<0>3421<0>3135<0>3531<0>1080<0>3000<0>3877<0>3477<0>2180<0>384<0>2068<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0... |
Back to the book. Combat deaths are ugly and sickening. | <0>229<0>1850<0>2868<0>149<0>690<0>229<0>1834<0>2042<0>3122<0>4094<0>1180<0>3252<0>3189<0>4058<0>3003<0>869<0>3237<0>2700<0>647<0>647<0>4058<0>869<0>3237<0>2307<0>2007<0>3237<0>2007<0>3147<0>3147<0>3129<0>349<0>199<0>521<0>922<0>3127<0>3126<0>839<0>3728<0>2388<0>1035<0>3447<0>2448<0>2796<0>2055<0>2797<0>3844<0>3341<0>1... |
A bullet or piece of red hot shrapnel tears flesh, gristle and bone into gruesome wounds. | <0>2669<0>229<0>614<0>2753<0>584<0>1526<0>753<0>3129<0>3575<0>869<0>869<0>1376<0>3236<0>3730<0>3333<0>1352<0>2161<0>3793<0>1306<0>3404<0>3629<0>922<0>3126<0>2716<0>3972<0>2619<0>2777<0>2856<0>677<0>3877<0>3333<0>3888<0>28<0>855<0>623<0>2976<0>475<0>2563<0>2323<0>2615<0>2715<0>3821<0>1445<0>2371<0>3669<0>2287<0>1454<0>7... |
A few hours in the sun causes a body to swell grotesquely and turn dark purple. The stench is unbearable. | <0>124<0>219<0>2773<0>3020<0>2415<0>1028<0>2865<0>922<0>3966<0>298<0>2070<0>3850<0>1020<0>1819<0>1611<0>2503<0>3341<0>1846<0>2978<0>492<0>457<0>3341<0>1833<0>926<0>3604<0>544<0>3026<0>1981<0>1819<0>1304<0>1214<0>2093<0>855<0>3126<0>3160<0>3264<0>2921<0>3115<0>2632<0>1590<0>2847<0>1313<0>1305<0>377<0>2151<0>1819<0>753<0... |
Such deaths were tragic insults to all those handsome young GIs just beginning their lives who would not fulfill their dreams. | <0>261<0>2070<0>2196<0>431<0>1919<0>2935<0>595<0>2055<0>2615<0>929<0>572<0>2735<0>219<0>219<0>1706<0>1011<0>199<0>2902<0>3793<0>3759<0>3966<0>1846<0>545<0>2556<0>1717<0>3974<0>1712<0>1954<0>1954<0>545<0>3974<0>1819<0>2513<0>838<0>2935<0>1726<0>3623<0>2077<0>1869<0>373<0>3377<0>954<0>1684<0>2962<0>3793<0>3759<0>1028<0>3... |
Many of those killed were, like me, barely teenagers when they enlisted. Just starting to grow to maturity in the army. | <0>1870<0>2410<0>3793<0>2662<0>1284<0>1858<0>1309<0>334<0>801<0>3793<0>2510<0>1955<0>929<0>1406<0>2415<0>2510<0>1902<0>2611<0>3327<0>3885<0>1780<0>3278<0>2783<0>2684<0>3793<0>3793<0>1089<0>266<0>2498<0>1833<0>2445<0>2209<0>520<0>919<0>3737<0>102<0>2070<0>3776<0>3776<0>3498<0>3500<0>3512<0>2856<0>1928<0>3177<0>230<0>209... |
Those comrades and I spent many happy weekends and furloughs together, soaking up culture and drinking bitters. | <0>3115<0>1309<0>2436<0>4013<0>3341<0>2415<0>922<0>1081<0>627<0>1547<0>677<0>521<0>3850<0>2325<0>2702<0>1227<0>900<0>2603<0>553<0>469<0>1439<0>1848<0>2684<0>324<0>701<0>1501<0>2603<0>1951<0>172<0>317<0>3772<0>2344<0>1934<0>1855<0>1703<0>3972<0>922<0>2042<0>1675<0>513<0>1717<0>2812<0>2603<0>3972<0>2989<0>2316<0>3469<0>8... |
We shared living quarters, read each other's mail, and more significantly, | <0>2924<0>401<0>55<0>45<0>1232<0>1684<0>1401<0>1286<0>1501<0>1416<0>545<0>1191<0>1819<0>1620<0>3404<0>2292<0>1273<0>377<0>3071<0>3147<0>702<0>3129<0>1464<0>1081<0>1833<0>3842<0>193<0>922<0>525<0>3966<0>3297<0>393<0>1726<0>1232<0>545<0>1103<0>1695<0>195<0>2344<0>1666<0>1611<0>2415<0>193<0>3537<0>1227<0>1035<0>2375<0>76<... |
...shared the misery of training in the most extreme of elements. | <0>3454<0>3573<0>2777<0>1275<0>2843<0>320<0>2316<0>1684<0>2662<0>1445<0>3906<0>3439<0>3569<0>409<0>2163<0>1501<0>1651<0>1227<0>1684<0>3177<0>954<0>2543<0>334<0>3537<0>2948<0>2169<0>2603<0>1611<0>3974<0>3695<0>3840<0>1955<0>1869<0>3818<0>2994<0>2978<0>1217<0>337<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>... |
The 116th Infantry lost from 800 to 1000 men on D-Day, and D-Company lost at least 72. | <0>3629<0>506<0>3857<0>2541<0>753<0>197<0>1611<0>2294<0>2978<0>3673<0>1653<0>157<0>2011<0>3776<0>2722<0>3872<0>3821<0>1869<0>3695<0>1227<0>3744<0>3439<0>929<0>1886<0>1819<0>2541<0>3532<0>3166<0>2415<0>129<0>1936<0>3776<0>373<0>1227<0>2510<0>2296<0>3177<0>1684<0>2896<0>3184<0>1611<0>1981<0>289<0>3401<0>2735<0>43<0>1846<... |
Of the dead, 20 of them were from my hometown of Roanoke. Five of nine of our officers were killed, including Capt. Walter Schilling, Lt. William Gardner, | <0>358<0>2517<0>3022<0>1884<0>1477<0>3005<0>2602<0>2028<0>2812<0>168<0>1755<0>1766<0>3147<0>3264<0>2860<0>520<0>4009<0>3141<0>3966<0>2603<0>2176<0>3145<0>1547<0>2151<0>303<0>929<0>1978<0>3594<0>2221<0>2469<0>490<0>1798<0>43<0>1611<0>3493<0>2924<0>2560<0>557<0>521<0>1304<0>2697<0>2548<0>2898<0>1734<0>4088<0>1951<0>210<0... |
Lieutenant Murl Cummings, Lieutenant Vincent Labowitz, and Lieutenant Alton Ashley. | <0>1919<0>3118<0>1833<0>93<0>344<0>521<0>2510<0>2976<0>3730<0>2503<0>521<0>3906<0>900<0>1611<0>448<0>2978<0>3428<0>3147<0>308<0>2496<0>1936<0>2812<0>729<0>926<0>1611<0>289<0>2070<0>1754<0>3850<0>3974<0>3888<0>3877<0>2415<0>929<0>929<0>291<0>3736<0>2741<0>2978<0>589<0>3071<0>3071<0>3071<0>305<0>1989<0>1989<0>2007<0>869<... |
There were 12 non-coms killed, including these Roanokers. Sergeant James Obenshane. | <0>2033<0>3888<0>1304<0>829<0>545<0>521<0>2415<0>3297<0>373<0>1232<0>1819<0>3399<0>1103<0>521<0>1819<0>1860<0>2976<0>477<0>3793<0>2615<0>3730<0>2427<0>3308<0>891<0>731<0>3759<0>1406<0>2601<0>820<0>792<0>3177<0>2207<0>373<0>3842<0>2948<0>3776<0>922<0>2753<0>3974<0>3397<0>3122<0>3730<0>3025<0>912<0>396<0>2192<0>3276<0>31... |
Staff Sergeant James L. Wright, Sergeant Russell Jack Ingram, and Sergeant George D. Johnson, Corporal Jack Sims. | <0>702<0>3147<0>2509<0>3850<0>1525<0>595<0>3850<0>3185<0>3067<0>792<0>3969<0>633<0>760<0>553<0>3758<0>482<0>1306<0>901<0>1819<0>3493<0>1981<0>644<0>901<0>289<0>452<0>2978<0>2028<0>2541<0>856<0>2393<0>1443<0>3888<0>2415<0>3850<0>3150<0>1846<0>2566<0>656<0>2935<0>1081<0>2872<0>3622<0>1313<0>3793<0>3177<0>3177<0>2316<0>13... |
And another 32 wounded, many of them severely. | <0>2405<0>3401<0>2632<0>2477<0>3737<0>1883<0>1955<0>3177<0>318<0>2804<0>1501<0>3122<0>954<0>2812<0>3116<0>1122<0>2292<0>3798<0>1284<0>3575<0>1586<0>1505<0>92<0>837<0>1440<0>2692<0>3913<0>3147<0>3129<0>2088<0>1980<0>610<0>2961<0>1869<0>833<0>291<0>952<0>2423<0>1306<0>1119<0>1662<0>3459<0>3602<0>1600<0>2763<0>3981<0>2068... |
And I wanted to rattle off those names of all those people from the hometown. | <0>1651<0>546<0>303<0>2729<0>1590<0>2546<0>76<0>521<0>2715<0>3177<0>124<0>4009<0>3067<0>938<0>2541<0>291<0>4053<0>2196<0>545<0>2872<0>3349<0>922<0>1191<0>2865<0>2865<0>545<0>2499<0>2176<0>3224<0>73<0>3111<0>696<0>3685<0>61<0>3418<0>1935<0>1413<0>2568<0>3129<0>3805<0>2499<0>1659<0>3758<0>2626<0>229<0>1119<0>1179<0>1206<... |
You know, when we see a soldier or a marine or a sailor get killed, | <0>3652<0>2316<0>1322<0>3493<0>3237<0>1479<0>1406<0>3888<0>3805<0>1406<0>3493<0>3805<0>3140<0>2092<0>2477<0>3177<0>373<0>2734<0>3793<0>2603<0>373<0>3611<0>869<0>3237<0>2007<0>4058<0>2007<0>4036<0>869<0>869<0>2007<0>1269<0>3809<0>1490<0>2023<0>3493<0>954<0>984<0>1819<0>1883<0>521<0>3144<0>2039<0>2316<0>1848<0>3389<0>175... |
Now, when you see what it does to a town, you see how it impacts a town. Imagine 20 from one little hometown. | <0>3129<0>3464<0>549<0>1469<0>922<0>1954<0>3548<0>880<0>1269<0>3024<0>3781<0>2588<0>2948<0>3974<0>2111<0>4031<0>2581<0>484<0>3966<0>1717<0>3840<0>1869<0>4056<0>3980<0>922<0>332<0>3046<0>3793<0>41<0>678<0>1886<0>3107<0>4058<0>2591<0>1601<0>2088<0>3539<0>644<0>3245<0>687<0>2352<0>553<0>2471<0>545<0>2316<0>3174<0>332<0>27... |
The initial D-Day, and now they start to head to St. Lo. | <0>3526<0>3585<0>2776<0>2776<0>2948<0>226<0>1955<0>979<0>786<0>3194<0>3673<0>2935<0>3670<0>464<0>2631<0>869<0>3284<0>2632<0>2632<0>3402<0>3972<0>3888<0>130<0>698<0>334<0>1921<0>1620<0>2097<0>850<0>3439<0>1684<0>2575<0>1153<0>133<0>553<0>230<0>320<0>3276<0>396<0>2011<0>3821<0>3561<0>1656<0>2566<0>724<0>3115<0>1834<0>328... |
And this is where you've heard about before, if you know anything about history, you know anything about this part of the war, this is when they get into hedgerow country. | <0>3759<0>3158<0>2245<0>715<0>2088<0>3153<0>3391<0>702<0>338<0>3793<0>2710<0>397<0>2509<0>1117<0>1684<0>3271<0>2244<0>3397<0>1819<0>1819<0>3107<0>2365<0>2697<0>2989<0>2396<0>880<0>1153<0>3888<0>1042<0>2499<0>3493<0>2415<0>1617<0>539<0>1516<0>1113<0>1784<0>2161<0>1501<0>2396<0>3246<0>926<0>183<0>397<0>2169<0>3439<0>3597... |
And they're fighting from hedgerow to hedgerow. And these hedgerows are, you know, these ancient... | <0>3194<0>753<0>475<0>746<0>2541<0>792<0>3759<0>3655<0>3414<0>787<0>1214<0>3911<0>232<0>2169<0>954<0>2316<0>1275<0>230<0>256<0>3177<0>1011<0>901<0>3673<0>2169<0>2316<0>3974<0>1833<0>614<0>1223<0>133<0>1209<0>2306<0>1639<0>3464<0>1993<0>2695<0>3726<0>287<0>3183<0>1654<0>2603<0>1848<0>3907<0>1011<0>3969<0>2033<0>3981<0>3... |
Back to the book. The sight of another terrible death that occurred at this time haunts my dreams to this day. | <0>3493<0>1028<0>3440<0>687<0>633<0>3918<0>2033<0>10<0>2747<0>3053<0>1695<0>852<0>2676<0>3194<0>3535<0>1683<0>3673<0>3673<0>3809<0>2973<0>3809<0>990<0>2753<0>1947<0>901<0>3146<0>2989<0>2976<0>419<0>2560<0>3976<0>304<0>2830<0>715<0>4002<0>1352<0>3974<0>3146<0>1262<0>2637<0>448<0>2269<0>697<0>3877<0>2316<0>411<0>1886<0>2... |
My squad and I were digging a machine gun in placement behind a scrubby hedgerow. | <0>2929<0>3126<0>3264<0>666<0>2415<0>1924<0>1924<0>3980<0>2615<0>298<0>1326<0>3793<0>373<0>3776<0>2316<0>1011<0>396<0>1011<0>1684<0>1227<0>3407<0>954<0>2866<0>3974<0>3969<0>1306<0>2357<0>182<0>373<0>2248<0>3271<0>1684<0>402<0>2773<0>2593<0>1214<0>2365<0>338<0>328<0>516<0>3759<0>194<0>3174<0>3677<0>1350<0>1153<0>3981<0>... |
We had just finished fixing the camouflage when I happened to see a junior officer with field glasses scanning the front. I could tell he was a newly arrived replacement. | <0>3236<0>475<0>1270<0>3005<0>546<0>2762<0>1547<0>3498<0>3278<0>3076<0>1490<0>2935<0>3436<0>3278<0>1611<0>990<0>2731<0>3498<0>3<0>3174<0>3591<0>1819<0>678<0>3181<0>3115<0>892<0>2716<0>1921<0>1868<0>1539<0>3966<0>373<0>3759<0>4024<0>361<0>1869<0>3107<0>1886<0>545<0>3118<0>2581<0>1422<0>1232<0>2064<0>1674<0>718<0>4010<0>... |
His uniform and equipment were relatively new and unworn. | <0>1783<0>1306<0>2588<0>289<0>3274<0>3695<0>1191<0>1611<0>2316<0>1684<0>2503<0>3974<0>1304<0>1268<0>2161<0>1269<0>1147<0>545<0>2332<0>2176<0>538<0>546<0>2499<0>1206<0>2088<0>3776<0>289<0>2176<0>1586<0>2600<0>847<0>3939<0>3541<0>177<0>1955<0>1406<0>1684<0>1147<0>3174<0>381<0>2570<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>206... |
The sharp report of an 88 millimeter fired from some, somewhere nearby and sent me diving. | <0>1262<0>2777<0>2777<0>2510<0>2517<0>2853<0>1684<0>1911<0>3435<0>545<0>2575<0>1214<0>3177<0>1227<0>1848<0>493<0>338<0>338<0>1209<0>2924<0>2669<0>2669<0>870<0>2632<0>2357<0>3112<0>36<0>2415<0>2536<0>3911<0>2753<0>860<0>417<0>1684<0>3966<0>627<0>521<0>2853<0>2526<0>1497<0>1755<0>1755<0>3819<0>2498<0>3183<0>3417<0>2978<0... |
At the same time, the high explosive missile hit the lieutenant's upper torso. | <0>1903<0>2575<0>2978<0>3278<0>901<0>1611<0>4053<0>521<0>1921<0>2656<0>2316<0>3197<0>2997<0>3819<0>2512<0>2767<0>521<0>595<0>2180<0>139<0>538<0>1955<0>990<0>3966<0>3974<0>2498<0>3177<0>3278<0>855<0>1846<0>2042<0>901<0>3065<0>2945<0>614<0>2625<0>20<0>3911<0>3935<0>3444<0>3136<0>2669<0>2517<0>3730<0>2422<0>2853<0>2953<0>... |
The second squad and I were splattered with gore as the spotter was blown backward, minus his head. | <0>1651<0>3850<0>2028<0>267<0>2662<0>3264<0>3563<0>2415<0>2415<0>2316<0>521<0>3877<0>3493<0>929<0>397<0>491<0>515<0>2499<0>521<0>219<0>1924<0>3730<0>2316<0>3097<0>2700<0>47<0>893<0>1792<0>1921<0>2050<0>1755<0>1909<0>3333<0>3135<0>2550<0>3551<0>3438<0>3333<0>2415<0>490<0>1819<0>3888<0>538<0>2006<0>1981<0>1620<0>545<0>27... |
Number two gunner, Private First Class Sal Argery, vomited. And I nearly did too. | <0>2632<0>3399<0>3177<0>2033<0>334<0>475<0>2575<0>3263<0>922<0>2039<0>3404<0>1352<0>2145<0>2140<0>2140<0>1016<0>2427<0>1028<0>595<0>183<0>3938<0>3594<0>1819<0>1547<0>3706<0>3962<0>2415<0>521<0>2978<0>3551<0>448<0>219<0>2415<0>1482<0>457<0>880<0>1304<0>2415<0>1569<0>2575<0>954<0>1684<0>121<0>768<0>2700<0>3147<0>1269<0>1... |
The dreaded German sniper was almost as highly respected as the 88. Sharper shooters gave no warning. | <0>2480<0>2273<0>1547<0>1257<0>230<0>760<0>1726<0>922<0>298<0>546<0>193<0>291<0>1525<0>3333<0>3115<0>1819<0>2024<0>96<0>2145<0>1153<0>3730<0>3840<0>1026<0>692<0>2976<0>1611<0>1611<0>2510<0>2682<0>448<0>1043<0>521<0>2976<0>2662<0>475<0>3966<0>3919<0>1232<0>1313<0>1684<0>3249<0>20<0>587<0>3670<0>3776<0>979<0>979<0>979<0>... |
Taking careful aim with sniper scoped Mausers. | <0>702<0>1290<0>3793<0>3776<0>71<0>3776<0>1406<0>2375<0>292<0>291<0>2976<0>1869<0>1058<0>3758<0>2722<0>3177<0>3537<0>3740<0>397<0>2581<0>3591<0>2976<0>3730<0>2948<0>544<0>3263<0>3888<0>2669<0>1868<0>332<0>3980<0>2697<0>3974<0>3966<0>1799<0>1884<0>2588<0>765<0>547<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
The receiving end would hear the sharp crack and instantaneous whine of the bullet. | <0>2033<0>298<0>193<0>1306<0>1206<0>3670<0>1227<0>3961<0>3401<0>1227<0>1156<0>1755<0>1859<0>663<0>1406<0>475<0>317<0>2662<0>298<0>2581<0>4024<0>856<0>3185<0>2093<0>2140<0>2837<0>2471<0>3980<0>3877<0>1156<0>1755<0>731<0>3<0>1270<0>3793<0>1490<0>3035<0>2405<0>209<0>1227<0>3194<0>3966<0>1955<0>1611<0>2316<0>183<0>3776<0>2... |
If you heard the report of the bullet leaving the muzzle, it wasn't for you. | <0>2233<0>3673<0>850<0>2714<0>1981<0>2503<0>922<0>3274<0>1819<0>2810<0>1659<0>3888<0>1886<0>2615<0>1262<0>2753<0>2042<0>229<0>84<0>373<0>1206<0>1227<0>3177<0>3177<0>1981<0>3135<0>3135<0>3730<0>2496<0>1590<0>2862<0>3145<0>3493<0>2753<0>627<0>3022<0>25<0>3695<0>3297<0>1209<0>3708<0>2342<0>1060<0>602<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
German snipers nearly always aimed for the head if it was visible and in range. | <0>2226<0>2410<0>1157<0>64<0>1490<0>3594<0>2767<0>1845<0>3115<0>3974<0>3966<0>3978<0>1755<0>1590<0>241<0>3759<0>1980<0>1286<0>297<0>2865<0>1191<0>3974<0>3278<0>2090<0>3776<0>298<0>1611<0>3277<0>3974<0>1726<0>3556<0>3758<0>1035<0>3969<0>1150<0>1869<0>196<0>829<0>289<0>546<0>3966<0>196<0>1846<0>1406<0>1443<0>1561<0>338<0... |
Most infantrymen never remove their helmets except when they shaved. And I confess that I slept in mine. | <0>3087<0>3974<0>1020<0>4056<0>2603<0>3949<0>2656<0>3744<0>2244<0>1611<0>516<0>768<0>3759<0>901<0>1304<0>3404<0>2422<0>1846<0>2915<0>954<0>3297<0>1869<0>1501<0>2776<0>3128<0>1352<0>2976<0>1443<0>169<0>2146<0>3496<0>3433<0>901<0>3563<0>4053<0>3177<0>1227<0>3759<0>4024<0>2777<0>1067<0>2490<0>3464<0>1012<0>2452<0>2037<0>4... |
The 8mm bullet could easily pass through the helmet, through the head, and out the other side with enough energy left to do more damage. | <0>1508<0>2603<0>3999<0>709<0>2615<0>2654<0>3177<0>926<0>2843<0>1292<0>2615<0>584<0>833<0>2169<0>81<0>718<0>373<0>2588<0>3022<0>2812<0>3663<0>2536<0>1232<0>3850<0>1651<0>3145<0>1150<0>198<0>1620<0>1869<0>3249<0>837<0>1677<0>2852<0>3183<0>1855<0>1957<0>3177<0>3776<0>1726<0>3859<0>183<0>1726<0>3969<0>1923<0>572<0>1312<0>... |
I saw men get hit between the eyes or just above the ears, which killed them instantly. | <0>1911<0>698<0>3160<0>521<0>1304<0>1469<0>183<0>1434<0>792<0>3158<0>929<0>3087<0>2812<0>3949<0>3439<0>2494<0>2656<0>490<0>3877<0>3591<0>1490<0>2981<0>193<0>402<0>538<0>2068<0>256<0>833<0>2464<0>2961<0>1011<0>926<0>475<0>3966<0>2066<0>2496<0>3718<0>3935<0>265<0>1273<0>475<0>2976<0>2357<0>332<0>1058<0>373<0>2459<0>538<0... |
If the bullet missed the helmet, the entry hole was usually neat and showed only a small trickle of blood. | <0>1227<0>1313<0>256<0>2753<0>584<0>3840<0>2924<0>1470<0>3535<0>2945<0>1726<0>521<0>677<0>3249<0>193<0>650<0>3772<0>968<0>3759<0>2603<0>2698<0>3744<0>926<0>373<0>3966<0>1304<0>880<0>3129<0>3129<0>1929<0>545<0>3493<0>3493<0>3493<0>3730<0>4040<0>1350<0>1406<0>546<0>4024<0>926<0>544<0>1286<0>3670<0>3177<0>3776<0>3735<0>30... |
But after the steel jacket bullet hit the helmet or the skull. | <0>141<0>892<0>219<0>3112<0>1286<0>3776<0>3278<0>397<0>209<0>2581<0>4088<0>2233<0>4024<0>3911<0>219<0>429<0>1869<0>120<0>1981<0>2042<0>1550<0>2604<0>3793<0>2233<0>1656<0>1726<0>198<0>3404<0>3145<0>3472<0>1656<0>3161<0>4040<0>3730<0>3888<0>1869<0>3551<0>804<0>2593<0>1921<0>2976<0>3730<0>419<0>70<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>3... |
The bullet flattened, causing the wound to shatter the other side of the head away. | <0>4007<0>229<0>1620<0>2042<0>2042<0>167<0>2323<0>2976<0>2977<0>245<0>3416<0>1666<0>182<0>1615<0>3610<0>859<0>533<0>702<0>702<0>2091<0>521<0>521<0>624<0>1611<0>954<0>1406<0>3888<0>2714<0>1227<0>3875<0>2446<0>901<0>3126<0>2976<0>521<0>1869<0>440<0>359<0>2669<0>2469<0>553<0>1710<0>521<0>2977<0>820<0>2783<0>1672<0>2046<0>... |
They start receiving more fire. He jumps for cover. | <0>209<0>193<0>2151<0>1819<0>2375<0>3278<0>3759<0>3439<0>1868<0>1611<0>1845<0>3748<0>2541<0>3877<0>2411<0>2415<0>3122<0>1071<0>1376<0>702<0>1376<0>869<0>869<0>2007<0>869<0>869<0>2007<0>1989<0>4058<0>2007<0>2007<0>3236<0>2007<0>2007<0>2007<0>869<0>869<0>2352<0>230<0>3024<0>2100<0>4024<0>1921<0>3115<0>2055<0>3166<0>359<0... |
And then back to the book. I climbed back on the path shaken but unscathed. | <0>3652<0>3274<0>2632<0>3194<0>1406<0>2415<0>1617<0>568<0>3966<0>229<0>2669<0>3115<0>3888<0>4094<0>1220<0>2656<0>3619<0>1952<0>3980<0>3833<0>1684<0>1313<0>1028<0>521<0>1759<0>1886<0>2316<0>1620<0>3259<0>2163<0>521<0>3187<0>1445<0>2777<0>2603<0>1089<0>2581<0>1406<0>2864<0>2295<0>1819<0>289<0>20<0>334<0>3758<0>232<0>2065... |
Within minutes, I had another surprise. As I approached an opening on the right side of the head draw, I heard someone moaning. | <0>3147<0>869<0>1406<0>298<0>546<0>3065<0>546<0>984<0>1374<0>734<0>3751<0>589<0>3628<0>2307<0>3877<0>1275<0>219<0>1407<0>1666<0>521<0>3906<0>1749<0>855<0>1759<0>490<0>521<0>3591<0>1217<0>3289<0>1755<0>3682<0>2978<0>595<0>2658<0>1391<0>1214<0>1214<0>2948<0>3537<0>1320<0>692<0>68<0>3493<0>2068<0>3439<0>1611<0>490<0>2316<... |
Crawling carefully through the opening, I came face to face with a young German paratrooper who had been hit by a large chunk of shrapnel. | <0>3263<0>1886<0>2415<0>1470<0>1869<0>2375<0>1232<0>2151<0>2123<0>2662<0>193<0>1286<0>3670<0>926<0>3888<0>1147<0>926<0>3205<0>3205<0>226<0>41<0>1868<0>3832<0>1547<0>3793<0>4056<0>1561<0>3832<0>1726<0>2402<0>3181<0>3974<0>1286<0>1227<0>3952<0>3177<0>2498<0>2375<0>3404<0>922<0>2924<0>226<0>2227<0>1569<0>2357<0>409<0>475<... |
He had a very serious upper thigh wound and his left trouser leg was bloody and torn. | <0>213<0>1035<0>1647<0>2626<0>2581<0>2977<0>373<0>1445<0>2948<0>546<0>3<0>1374<0>2030<0>808<0>3185<0>2503<0>922<0>1674<0>2415<0>3341<0>1275<0>929<0>3145<0>3145<0>3177<0>2086<0>1859<0>1695<0>2439<0>1755<0>1786<0>2674<0>926<0>1547<0>1955<0>1232<0>3413<0>2811<0>3593<0>2415<0>2415<0>1547<0>1924<0>584<0>3126<0>2626<0>229<0>... |
This was my first encounter with the enemy up close. | <0>3287<0>3935<0>3966<0>1020<0>3980<0>3935<0>2510<0>2510<0>3181<0>804<0>2754<0>1508<0>3655<0>3537<0>3782<0>2697<0>1886<0>1611<0>2615<0>76<0>1848<0>1181<0>4035<0>2684<0>1848<0>3392<0>490<0>2866<0>3985<0>1955<0>1819<0>3888<0>804<0>3535<0>2282<0>3276<0>3071<0>602<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2... |
The German paratrooper is a fierce and fanatical warrior, easily distinguishable by his round helmet and baggy smock. | <0>960<0>1651<0>2953<0>2410<0>1721<0>1379<0>3784<0>1232<0>677<0>856<0>1881<0>2570<0>3828<0>922<0>3264<0>3187<0>3166<0>2563<0>2662<0>1547<0>1490<0>3401<0>3187<0>3439<0>516<0>2735<0>256<0>1759<0>929<0>3493<0>1191<0>521<0>3906<0>3776<0>3434<0>1298<0>1612<0>731<0>3024<0>2603<0>2948<0>1955<0>3297<0>1869<0>2812<0>368<0>397<0... |
My first reaction was to put him out of his misery and keep going. I believe he knew what I was thinking. He begged tearfully. Comrade, bitter. Which means friend, please. | <0>129<0>644<0>3695<0>3809<0>3744<0>1304<0>623<0>3126<0>2656<0>3005<0>1191<0>3974<0>169<0>3933<0>1981<0>1214<0>1304<0>3877<0>3877<0>954<0>2626<0>3966<0>1611<0>2581<0>2948<0>3974<0>3537<0>29<0>2452<0>3759<0>2711<0>3477<0>1921<0>3115<0>2316<0>4036<0>869<0>869<0>869<0>869<0>869<0>869<0>3147<0>2754<0>869<0>4058<0>1479<0>20... |
He was an impressive looking young soldier, about 19 years old. My age. | <0>282<0>926<0>546<0>1501<0>1304<0>3447<0>1232<0>3850<0>3974<0>1811<0>3974<0>3477<0>1848<0>1227<0>1921<0>2316<0>334<0>1490<0>2976<0>256<0>2019<0>1819<0>3877<0>1886<0>3397<0>2658<0>1611<0>2953<0>3776<0>3655<0>926<0>3181<0>1981<0>1147<0>3730<0>457<0>2718<0>2051<0>1376<0>1376<0>4058<0>869<0>869<0>4058<0>647<0>3397<0>291<0... |
He was as filthy as I was with long, brown, stringy hair. | <0>3088<0>3439<0>3297<0>3966<0>1490<0>850<0>3131<0>2976<0>417<0>373<0>2698<0>3594<0>1902<0>3877<0>545<0>3730<0>3404<0>3966<0>2030<0>2562<0>2194<0>287<0>2307<0>3888<0>3166<0>2615<0>2976<0>2415<0>2512<0>2512<0>1611<0>1869<0>3083<0>457<0>614<0>3677<0>469<0>2085<0>1304<0>2977<0>3006<0>3850<0>1967<0>1509<0>922<0>2662<0>1848... |
I'd always thought most German soldiers had short blonde hair. | <0>3431<0>1525<0>595<0>298<0>1547<0>3340<0>2541<0>521<0>1600<0>521<0>1309<0>4056<0>4024<0>2935<0>521<0>298<0>1490<0>3444<0>2615<0>4039<0>544<0>219<0>2962<0>1315<0>984<0>1954<0>1819<0>70<0>545<0>2415<0>1819<0>792<0>2275<0>2415<0>3434<0>2696<1>2439<1>3880<1>2580<1>3605<1>3099<1>467<1>2004<1>473<1>320<1>1824<1>2199<1>775<... |
He had an athletic build about five feet, 10 inches tall, about 180 pounds and a handsome face. | <0>2472<0>729<0>1028<0>2415<0>1684<0>3980<0>3935<0>2626<0>1773<0>926<0>2<0>3297<0>475<0>2033<0>2033<0>877<0>2963<0>851<0>1406<0>1921<0>1304<0>403<0>3972<0>219<0>1525<0>2563<0>3655<0>2405<0>2375<0>1227<0>230<0>2388<0>3759<0>3005<0>3637<0>1122<0>2865<0>1954<0>1954<0>2365<0>880<0>1504<0>3469<0>870<0>3952<0>1924<0>3980<0>2... |
I suspended the promise I had made at the beach about not taking any prison- prisoners. I thought, that was then, and this is now. | <0>1559<0>1190<0>1490<0>3278<0>368<0>334<0>1525<0>3529<0>753<0>3974<0>226<0>1819<0>1819<0>922<0>2543<0>595<0>193<0>1060<0>2656<0>3141<0>142<0>3690<0>871<0>1655<0>2161<0>455<0>2902<0>3877<0>2316<0>3980<0>787<0>2682<0>193<0>2405<0>3419<0>1227<0>1227<0>2812<0>3981<0>1784<0>538<0>1122<0>1502<0>2239<0>2700<0>3695<0>298<0>39... |
I just couldn't shoot a wounded human being at point blank range. I made sure he didn't have a weapon hidden on him. | <0>2344<0>1039<0>3437<0>314<0>314<0>1045<0>3907<0>2375<0>1157<0>1427<0>283<0>764<0>1858<0>338<0>1445<0>1445<0>373<0>690<0>3103<0>2365<0>3493<0>1406<0>3177<0>996<0>1993<0>1035<0>2253<0>1869<0>1227<0>3194<0>3793<0>2674<0>923<0>2643<0>3722<0>1766<0>226<0>1304<0>1869<0>3728<0>1955<0>3187<0>1434<0>1304<0>1784<0>1150<0>1227<... |
Then I tied his belt around his upper thigh, which stopped the blood from gushing. | <0>1056<0>1581<0>1150<0>3444<0>3980<0>516<0>1490<0>1648<0>807<0>2753<0>2291<0>3974<0>2471<0>1819<0>2843<0>3264<0>1569<0>1846<0>3906<0>2783<0>1518<0>2471<0>2976<0>3537<0>2588<0>2405<0>2512<0>2810<0>3974<0>1620<0>3840<0>2517<0>3472<0>1230<0>2316<0>2575<0>291<0>2375<0>2777<0>3444<0>1868<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
I gently swabbed the dirt from his wound and applied sulfur powder. His wince turned to a forced grin. | <0>1630<0>658<0>2948<0>3187<0>475<0>2948<0>3966<0>1954<0>2415<0>2753<0>2296<0>419<0>2896<0>3809<0>2422<0>557<0>521<0>1617<0>3966<0>3145<0>3906<0>1869<0>525<0>874<0>737<0>1755<0>1786<0>2656<0>2843<0>1224<0>1954<0>1232<0>448<0>1355<0>2541<0>3026<0>3594<0>1575<0>1846<0>3972<0>1518<0>1533<0>3434<0>2239<0>647<0>1479<0>3237<... |
He was in pain so I gave him a shot of morphine and a drink of water from my canteen. Then I let him have one of my Lucky Strike cigarettes and lit it for him. | <0>121<0>2662<0>475<0>1674<0>1227<0>901<0>459<0>3<0>2581<0>1978<0>2536<0>2581<0>3<0>297<0>901<0>2777<0>3185<0>2415<0>1232<0>929<0>2977<0>521<0>36<0>2603<0>3758<0>1227<0>1786<0>1551<0>1909<0>3032<0>1227<0>731<0>1020<0>2662<0>1846<0>2722<0>3493<0>2977<0>521<0>3404<0>36<0>2316<0>1921<0>1562<0>1434<0>3758<0>3622<0>3088<0>2... |
As I left, he smiled weakly and said in guttural broken English, Danke, God bless, good luck. That changed my thinking about taking prisoners. I still hated the enemy, but I couldn't kill one at close range, especially if his hands were up. I sent one of our medics to finish what I had started. I hoped the German woul... | <0>3440<0>3811<0>595<0>3115<0>3127<0>595<0>27<0>1655<0>1490<0>2626<0>521<0>521<0>929<0>3730<0>1206<0>76<0>1869<0>3759<0>1786<0>891<0>997<0>2662<0>3966<0>2734<0>3673<0>792<0>1406<0>2783<0>1232<0>177<0>1304<0>1611<0>2669<0>1617<0>954<0>3273<0>926<0>2180<0>1060<0>1620<0>2777<0>1445<0>1471<0>2287<0>3657<0>869<0>2239<0>869<... |
I'm sure it's like that sometimes. It's not personal. Yeaah, yeaah. And the US and the military, and we still do this, they're gonna dehumanize the enemy as much as they can to make it easier for you to kill them. | <0>264<0>2275<0>2410<0>3529<0>1020<0>4039<0>402<0>1773<0>814<0>1451<0>782<0>1472<0>1472<0>3375<0>3150<0>2510<0>193<0>2626<0>2753<0>1319<0>1035<0>2410<0>2734<0>1005<0>4035<0>373<0>3604<0>1653<0>1653<0>1547<0>3555<0>2935<0>1547<0>3555<0>2579<0>3585<0>709<0>3183<0>1377<0>3759<0>298<0>340<0>1240<0>3160<0>2070<0>753<0>819<0... |
You know, which would now be, all be considered racial terms or, or politically incorrect terms. There's a reason. | <0>747<0>2812<0>264<0>3888<0>1611<0>690<0>1653<0>690<0>1501<0>1525<0>3972<0>3888<0>3397<0>1850<0>3489<0>3489<0>3020<0>1306<0>2375<0>3498<0>3278<0>1257<0>3348<0>3974<0>545<0>3512<0>926<0>3922<0>2777<0>2976<0>183<0>1547<0>1721<0>1721<0>1721<0>1020<0>3974<0>1147<0>1533<0>3434<0>466<0>2683<0>2683<0>1712<0>2976<0>2753<0>219... |
They're trying to dehumanize the enemy so that you can more easily kill them. And when you come face to face with them, all of a sudden they become human. | <0>3017<0>900<0>1525<0>892<0>3529<0>2674<0>2161<0>3585<0>221<0>677<0>661<0>3185<0>448<0>2481<0>3670<0>647<0>1726<0>1547<0>657<0>2316<0>1253<0>2961<0>3670<0>647<0>2754<0>3780<0>3840<0>291<0>655<0>3008<0>3622<0>926<0>3702<0>2976<0>922<0>718<0>193<0>3145<0>1206<0>27<0>1309<0>3730<0>3115<0>2350<0>859<0>1755<0>3054<0>1516<0... |
Yeah, definitely, definitely can be. I mean, in World War I, I mean, there was times where... | <0>2437<0>1253<0>521<0>2357<0>429<0>2163<0>2221<0>989<0>2388<0>3670<0>2056<0>1406<0>1525<0>291<0>2341<0>1501<0>3758<0>34<0>3297<0>3<0>1647<0>3689<0>2656<0>2316<0>4031<0>1305<0>2582<0>662<0>2233<0>1684<0>1406<0>2722<0>1191<0>3655<0>1147<0>3728<0>2697<0>3144<0>1684<0>3065<0>1617<0>2917<0>1777<0>2221<0>2989<0>2581<0>3493<... |
There's plenty of guys and there's plenty of Germans that got smoked right there without a second thought. | <0>2700<0>871<0>3131<0>1276<0>3388<0>2510<0>677<0>3758<0>2396<0>2575<0>3877<0>521<0>1010<0>3966<0>1214<0>613<0>1106<0>1620<0>3128<0>2388<0>2920<0>2466<0>1163<0>1134<0>1710<0>429<0>2735<0>3496<0>1355<0>544<0>3264<0>3974<0>3974<0>68<0>1103<0>3025<0>3273<0>2853<0>2783<0>897<0>3799<0>2700<0>3116<0>1406<0>3906<0>521<0>3952<... |
When he just had that moment and maybe if that guy would have looked a little bit different or acted a little bit differently. Or something happened. | <0>3212<0>2033<0>244<0>2234<0>1378<0>3758<0>3439<0>3880<0>193<0>2874<0>967<0>2536<0>219<0>3642<0>1227<0>3437<0>3404<0>344<0>2123<0>32<0>256<0>1315<0>440<0>402<0>256<0>41<0>3776<0>587<0>183<0>758<0>3976<0>3439<0>393<0>1028<0>2753<0>3888<0>3602<0>1955<0>2339<0>2068<0>2422<0>3786<0>3888<0>1406<0>3274<0>1262<0>1275<0>1230<... |
Now, we're gonna start getting crushed with some artillery. | <0>3670<0>1441<0>1985<0>3890<0>3069<0>1586<0>2138<0>869<0>3237<0>4058<0>3237<0>869<0>3237<0>869<0>2007<0>1989<0>2007<0>869<0>3237<0>2007<0>869<0>2007<0>3147<0>3116<0>2711<0>3179<0>3493<0>298<0>1617<0>1501<0>516<0>3278<0>3744<0>677<0>1277<0>290<0>3637<0>1305<0>726<0>2393<0>3853<0>1905<0>412<0>490<0>1924<0>409<0>3208<0>1... |
Back to the book, Jerry pounded the 116th all day, and two nights. | <0>1464<0>644<0>2681<0>1306<0>229<0>870<0>1856<0>2033<0>1787<0>501<0>2268<0>1477<0>1993<0>2935<0>2471<0>298<0>1434<0>3447<0>922<0>586<0>2814<0>3153<0>3348<0>3974<0>129<0>2316<0>2498<0>3966<0>3<0>1509<0>4056<0>3065<0>1434<0>1950<0>2865<0>2976<0>2365<0>3493<0>546<0>516<0>3776<0>3759<0>2<0>2600<0>133<0>1170<0>900<0>979<0>... |
With Blockbuster 155mm and 105mm artillery. | <0>2033<0>3906<0>1269<0>2753<0>482<0>2510<0>2450<0>771<0>406<0>677<0>334<0>4039<0>1113<0>2619<0>3730<0>819<0>662<0>3863<0>3439<0>3088<0>3781<0>2626<0>3171<0>3171<0>163<0>1856<0>2669<0>2306<0>2306<0>2466<0>2466<0>4020<0>54<0>3348<0>843<0>2765<0>96<0>2163<0>43<0>2977<0>163<0>2339<0>614<0>1790<0>2814<0>3333<0>384<0>1566<0... |
Near misses cause enough concussion to make our ears ring and our heads ache. | <0>1227<0>2275<0>2872<0>2253<0>3278<0>3278<0>3141<0>1152<0>4013<0>2697<0>1819<0>2499<0>1955<0>3274<0>490<0>1787<0>1406<0>1352<0>2471<0>2777<0>209<0>3194<0>2316<0>3<0>1869<0>3877<0>1864<0>701<0>3439<0>2536<0>2856<0>3145<0>298<0>2402<0>1868<0>4031<0>2847<0>1961<0>4086<0>3439<0>43<0>12<0>1726<0>3758<0>2233<0>2192<0>2294<0... |
The pounding rounds of salvo after salvo of earthshaking artillery were relentless and frightening. | <0>1868<0>1464<0>1401<0>922<0>2814<0>926<0>1611<0>1924<0>644<0>2415<0>2316<0>147<0>1490<0>3278<0>2715<0>3972<0>1191<0>1981<0>3888<0>2163<0>3877<0>1759<0>1833<0>397<0>1547<0>3341<0>2989<0>3888<0>3888<0>1401<0>2283<0>2575<0>1819<0>3974<0>3221<0>1258<0>901<0>1647<0>3439<0>2226<0>2777<0>2275<0>2603<0>76<0>1611<0>1886<0>208... |
During the Mabarbin, I shared a long, shallow slit trench with one of my first D company replacements, Private Louis Cass. | <0>2962<0>715<0>3439<0>3401<0>2316<0>3730<0>1954<0>2510<0>3404<0>12<0>2915<0>900<0>3556<0>2275<0>1232<0>1886<0>3493<0>3493<0>2415<0>3962<0>1304<0>1416<0>2777<0>901<0>2415<0>1954<0>2753<0>1490<0>3264<0>627<0>3145<0>2647<0>2085<0>3359<0>3181<0>1869<0>3087<0>3493<0>3399<0>344<0>1921<0>1371<0>3187<0>2510<0>1819<0>1726<0>28... |
From Chevy Chase Maryland. We nicknamed him Junior early on because of his boyish looks and demeanor. | <0>2711<0>1406<0>2731<0>2777<0>3<0>929<0>3759<0>4024<0>1011<0>3735<0>1717<0>1406<0>3128<0>1860<0>2396<0>1860<0>163<0>1791<0>869<0>4007<0>1979<0>2847<0>891<0>3164<0>2033<0>926<0>926<0>747<0>2814<0>3<0>1611<0>1011<0>3177<0>760<0>3793<0>298<0>1684<0>3065<0>1911<0>3212<0>2747<0>1902<0>3115<0>1869<0>926<0>1921<0>1886<0>3144... |
Junior was from an affluent family and had volunteered into the army upon graduation from high school. | <0>655<0>3008<0>1666<0>929<0>3974<0>402<0>1230<0>2316<0>3115<0>490<0>3187<0>3135<0>3888<0>1980<0>2783<0>557<0>45<0>3689<0>482<0>3274<0>3652<0>1695<0>2125<0>1011<0>546<0>1957<0>3512<0>2415<0>2512<0>3974<0>753<0>451<0>373<0>3673<0>298<0>2739<0>2600<0>1151<0>3237<0>3759<0>3670<0>209<0>1270<0>587<0>1611<0>1952<0>490<0>3439... |
He didn't look like the type that could last very long in brutal combat. Our slit trench was covered with wooden sheathing and topped with a roof of piled dirt. | <0>1435<0>3793<0>3529<0>1980<0>3809<0>2042<0>1401<0>4053<0>1869<0>2874<0>219<0>3730<0>2581<0>1845<0>1869<0>482<0>3227<0>1525<0>3850<0>690<0>2843<0>1227<0>1406<0>1304<0>1304<0>3730<0>163<0>3652<0>2382<0>364<0>3759<0>2498<0>218<0>274<0>3108<0>3243<0>1978<0>1303<0>1819<0>332<0>37<0>3341<0>3558<0>2521<0>133<0>3237<0>353<0>... |
Like thousands of other infantry soldiers subjected to such heavy bombardment, Junior and I were a pitiful sight. | <0>1066<0>3401<0>1348<0>1525<0>2735<0>2619<0>627<0>779<0>3150<0>1819<0>2415<0>298<0>1662<0>3833<0>2316<0>3759<0>3744<0>926<0>334<0>1981<0>677<0>996<0>2962<0>538<0>2877<0>2962<0>1525<0>2180<0>3924<0>2425<0>1340<0>2192<0>2151<0>1721<0>3005<0>1257<0>3911<0>2626<0>3439<0>2357<0>2684<0>1191<0>2415<0>2517<0>2316<0>3128<0>364... |
Fine yellow dust sifted through the cracks and the roof and stuck to our sweaty skin and eyes. | <0>1301<0>2163<0>521<0>1525<0>3177<0>3776<0>479<0>3322<0>584<0>2033<0>3673<0>447<0>3535<0>3740<0>2448<0>2978<0>3673<0>710<0>3194<0>1262<0>624<0>586<0>2388<0>2853<0>1924<0>2865<0>2415<0>3245<0>855<0>296<0>1619<0>1755<0>891<0>665<0>665<0>1440<0>241<0>1547<0>3278<0>2632<0>2632<0>2570<0>3147<0>1376<0>3894<0>68<0>3988<0>234... |
If the dust had been black, we would have looked like very tired coal miners. | <0>847<0>2976<0>1651<0>2233<0>4009<0>3150<0>46<0>2079<0>1270<0>753<0>3908<0>2776<0>1468<0>2625<0>1191<0>2415<0>644<0>3227<0>1352<0>1546<0>1695<0>2747<0>1406<0>954<0>3348<0>475<0>2949<0>229<0>2138<0>2336<0>623<0>2357<0>2662<0>2843<0>475<0>1262<0>3160<0>286<0>3911<0>475<0>371<0>1883<0>3493<0>3493<0>2675<0>2416<0>1496<0>2... |
The yellow dust turned to mud around our swollen bloodshot eyes. | <0>2233<0>3759<0>1547<0>2336<0>990<0>2033<0>3673<0>4009<0>3264<0>1374<0>2042<0>753<0>332<0>3974<0>2042<0>2500<0>1974<0>1883<0>469<0>2316<0>1214<0>193<0>544<0>2513<0>2615<0>3493<0>1422<0>129<0>954<0>1856<0>37<0>3500<0>2777<0>2545<0>2512<0>1924<0>3877<0>521<0>1232<0>3969<0>3966<0>655<0>3885<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>... |
When nature called, we had to answer in the safety of our slit trench, lying down. | <0>1936<0>298<0>2606<0>1547<0>1011<0>2375<0>1319<0>1352<0>479<0>1954<0>2976<0>2615<0>3776<0>516<0>3529<0>2180<0>1530<0>2702<0>193<0>3249<0>929<0>2070<0>3966<0>3793<0>926<0>171<0>587<0>3888<0>3341<0>2948<0>2055<0>2615<0>3718<0>2811<0>342<0>1921<0>452<0>1258<0>1040<0>2437<0>1269<0>3972<0>1902<0>901<0>2684<0>2656<0>3712<0... |
All the training and experience in the world could not have prepared us for this kind of harassment. | <0>1929<0>1765<0>666<0>3974<0>3526<0>2340<0>2735<0>3439<0>298<0>3776<0>3177<0>3024<0>3969<0>753<0>2962<0>2948<0>2731<0>3439<0>3439<0>3439<0>3278<0>1928<0>3974<0>893<0>3575<0>2505<0>1566<0>1191<0>3730<0>2797<0>1250<0>1989<0>3147<0>579<0>402<0>1870<0>926<0>43<0>43<0>3673<0>3906<0>551<0>3888<0>547<0>3128<0>3242<0>2316<0>3... |
Those boxar- boxcar sized shells sounded like they were flip-flopping end over end and screeching straight for our hole. | <0>1479<0>3894<0>833<0>120<0>929<0>2203<0>356<0>2709<0>3850<0>2512<0>677<0>4088<0>3083<0>880<0>390<0>1170<0>2415<0>356<0>3160<0>524<0>1352<0>1954<0>1954<0>584<0>1490<0>2541<0>3650<0>2603<0>2777<0>2777<0>1035<0>1954<0>3730<0>627<0>3825<0>1626<0>1082<0>1968<0>2070<0>3980<0>1881<0>1856<0>2163<0>1148<0>3401<0>2989<0>2748<0... |
This went on hour after hour, all day and through the night. Many good soldiers cracked. And who could blame them? | <0>1651<0>1773<0>3264<0>298<0>1886<0>3972<0>2771<0>139<0>644<0>3980<0>1191<0>469<0>1220<0>3402<0>2735<0>1352<0>1328<0>2253<0>43<0>3341<0>1712<0>1566<0>1949<0>33<0>865<0>2548<0>890<0>3135<0>2753<0>448<0>3278<0>230<0>1550<0>684<0>1490<0>1286<0>753<0>753<0>1492<0>1902<0>2151<0>2714<0>2842<0>3237<0>3726<0>869<0>1376<0>4058... |
The long bouts of duty had been taking their toll. | <0>475<0>298<0>3401<0>2541<0>922<0>3177<0>1406<0>245<0>3980<0>3185<0>3444<0>3840<0>2492<0>1508<0>3793<0>229<0>3065<0>3781<0>2961<0>662<0>1376<0>1153<0>2651<0>753<0>792<0>2226<0>855<0>3673<0>3793<0>1869<0>3177<0>2656<0>2068<0>334<0>3333<0>1792<0>3493<0>1153<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
It was extremely rare for an infantryman to go unscathed for very long. | <0>731<0>3974<0>1547<0>193<0>2773<0>409<0>926<0>298<0>1980<0>475<0>298<0>2935<0>3437<0>3695<0>2510<0>2316<0>121<0>3793<0>3906<0>2804<0>2112<0>926<0>2656<0>2375<0>1870<0>3419<0>3263<0>3115<0>2615<0>692<0>3974<0>539<0>1355<0>1133<0>538<0>1011<0>3759<0>1394<0>1855<0>256<0>1981<0>3141<0>3591<0>1434<0>1304<0>1952<0>1304<0>3... |
Many 29ers were wounded two, three, or four times fighting through the hedgerows of Normandy. | <0>1868<0>2507<0>1206<0>2812<0>1157<0>1304<0>3906<0>926<0>1833<0>3443<0>45<0>1286<0>900<0>2588<0>2030<0>1336<0>4068<0>1069<0>70<0>3888<0>3702<0>3145<0>833<0>2207<0>3177<0>996<0>2632<0>3446<0>662<0>3147<0>2917<0>2275<0>926<0>954<0>3974<0>401<0>3555<0>3888<0>926<0>3939<0>1147<0>2681<0>549<0>3131<0>3493<0>545<0>2503<0>326... |
All of us were praying for the million dollar wound. | <0>1831<0>3563<0>2094<0>189<0>3305<0>3618<0>1472<0>3277<0>545<0>545<0>2740<0>3451<0>1924<0>1647<0>3177<0>2684<0>3277<0>690<0>1012<0>2684<0>584<0>1671<0>2207<0>2714<0>338<0>3980<0>1886<0>3115<0>3888<0>2675<0>2568<0>2662<0>2393<0>3021<0>720<0>602<1>2073<1>3789<1>2864<1>2864<1>2365<1>1540<1>1385<1>3222<1>2790<1>3996<1>191... |
Meanwhile, battle fatigue and self-inflicted wounds had become serious problems. | <0>2244<0>2935<0>2684<0>525<0>1304<0>469<0>2079<0>3333<0>2255<0>1313<0>345<0>753<0>1525<0>595<0>189<0>2976<0>746<0>602<0>544<0>3759<0>3758<0>3758<0>1206<0>1409<0>1097<0>4050<0>22<0>2070<0>3287<0>3131<0>587<0>1957<0>2407<0>3809<0>1869<0>996<0>2033<0>3730<0>2469<0>2342<0>1754<0>3850<0>1508<0>475<0>429<0>2151<0>3906<0>385... |
Self-inflicted wounds, however, are considered disgraceful, and if proven in a court-martial offense. | <0>2116<0>2978<0>2151<0>417<0>746<0>2684<0>1978<0>1020<0>2644<0>1869<0>1262<0>1406<0>3974<0>1869<0>525<0>1206<0>3850<0>3659<0>1755<0>1093<0>3032<0>2471<0>3067<0>2471<0>1007<0>1819<0>1759<0>534<0>125<0>2946<0>1981<0>900<0>3131<0>3850<0>1833<0>460<0>1947<0>984<0>3278<0>409<0>1721<0>926<0>1653<0>3927<0>929<0>3730<0>1165<0... |
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