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Judge and Mrs. Gerald Heaney with Ruth Lisko, wife of Ranger historian, Lou Lisko - Aha, Normandy in June!
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Lieutenant Gerry Heaney (far fight) in 1944.
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Young Ranger marvels at the mettle and pluck of his illustrious forebears. left-Donald Mentzer, medic, landed at Omaha Beach; center-Charles Korb, medic, landed at Pointe du Hoc. Says Frank South, fellow medic who landed with Charlie at the Pointe du Hoc, "He was one of the braver chaps I knew. As Decatur said of Lawrence, 'he had no more bend in him than a mainmast'."
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Simon Loesch landed at Omaha with the 5th Bn Rangers.
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4 P.M. Friday, June 3. After an 8 hour crossing of the Atlantic, a 3 hour bus ride to Caen, and a 2 hour visit of the Memorial Museum, the WWII Ranger vets are still standing and ready to go.
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