Memorial Day (Page 4/4) Notorio MAY 31, 11:20 PM Today I'm thinking about a soldier who gave his life trying to free the little French town of Ste.Mere-Eglise. Pvt. John Fitzgerald of the 502 PIR testified to what he saw, coming into town at dawn, where he saw troopers hanging dead in trees: ' "They looked like rag dolls shot full of holes. Their blood was dripping on this place they came to free." On the edge of town Fitzgerald saw a sight "that has never left my memory. It was a picture story of the death of one 82nd Airborne trooper. He had occupied a German foxhole and made it his personal Alamo. In a half circle around the hole lay the bodies of nine German soldiers. The body closest to the hole was only three feet away, a potato masher grenade in its fist. The other distorted forms lay where they had fallen, testimony to the ferocity of the fight. His ammunition bandoliers were still on his shoulders, empty of M-1 clips. Cartridge cases littered the ground. His rifle stock was broken in two. He had fought alone and, like many others that night, he had died alone. I looked at his dog tags. The name read Martin V. Hersh. I wrote the name down in a small prayer book I carried, hoping someday I would meet someone who knew him. I never did." ' ----- D-Day, by Stephen Ambrose rinselberg MAY 31, 11:35 PM Vin Gupta and Stephen Sample, MDs who were medical specialists in the military and still serve as Air Force Reserve, talk about their experiences as "doctors in uniform" with MSNBC anchor Brian Williams. Air date: May 31, 2021. Duration: Just under 9 minutes. YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/2vQJyxH4MbQ sourmash JUN 01, 09:11 AM Kamala Harris wanted to make sure we honor the 3 day weekend.