I have been to Omaha Beach recently: this is the beach my grand-daddy stormed on D-Day 65 years ago. My grandparents had only just been married and Larry Hogan was his best man. Sadly Mr Hogan lost his life on the beach as soon as he landed. My grand-daddy had a bullet wound scrap to his back and went on to be a sniper. They came from Bedford VA ( ( Read more... )