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BRanCH
Army

onto the beach,” (the goal was killed
was getting up the cliff) instantly.
“we climbed up through
a little gulley and ran When the war finally ended,
headlong into the enemy. the young man was not in a
The Germans were big hurry to get home; but
totally confused whether his mother’s letters were
to run or fight or retreat powerfully convincing. Troy
into the bunkers. This admitted, “I was very angry at
was my first firefight. We the world...Once home, I did
lost fewer men than they not want to talk to anybody.
did. Our objective was to Drinking was my release to a
get into the bunkers and very troubled mind.”
stop those guns.” The young veteran was a

The 93-year-old victim of Post Traumatic Stress
gentleman went on to (PTSD), and no one knew
describe a gruesome how to treat it. However, Troy
scenario of gunfire and grenades, bombs and body was a survivor. He found a job and went to work
parts. It is obvious it is seared into his memory. cont.’d on next page
But he changed the tone with the description of
the sight of supply ships and barges and DUKWs
(Ducks) carrying in all kinds of stuff - tanks,
artillery pieces, guns - needed to establish the
beachhead. “What a sight to see!...We worked
long hard hours, but were so happy to see the
results of our part of the assault...What had been a
killing field was quickly turned into a humongous
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Antwerp, Belgium. The Nazis were determined
to hold on to Antwerp because it was a deep
water port. They began a new bombardment CONCRETE
with V-I and V-II rocket bombs. “I have been
knocked around and took some shrapnel a time COATING
or two...This was when I took a bullet into my
thigh. The medics pulled it out, and filled the IN A DAY
hole with sulphur.” His outfit endured 185 days
of continuous bomb attack. “This was the period
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