Daily Mail: Trump hugs the last survivor of Omaha Beach’s company A: The President pays tribute to 'tough guy' who stormed the beaches in ‘suicide wave’ and saw half of his comrades killed in minutes
* President hugged 94-year-old Russell Pickett after Macron helped him up
* Private Pickett stormed Omaha Beach in Normandy at the age of 19 but was hurt
* Veteran is the last known survivor of Company A, who led the charge on D-Day
* Company A first on to Omaha Beach in what became known a 'suicide wave'
Donald Trump today offered a rare show of emotion when he hugged a 94-year-old veteran who stormed the beaches of Normandy during the Second World War.
The President embraced former Private Russell Pickett and praised him as a 'tough guy' at the moving ceremony at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy.
Private Pickett, who was aged 19, was among the elite troops of Company A, 116th Infantry, who were specially chosen to storm the sands of Omaha Beach during the first wave of the D-Day landings.
Their mission was so dangerous it was known as D-Day's 'suicide wave' - and the men gained notoriety for their ferocious fighting of the Nazis 75 years ago today - but unfortunately 50 per cent of them became casualties.
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WNU Editor: All the leaders gave a good speech today.
3 comments:
Draft dodger give speech written for him
You nailed him. Surely he's finished now.
Don't worry fred just 4 more years of TRUMP. Then 2 more years after that the world ends due to global warming. Just cause AOC says so.
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