D-Day plus 5

Sippin a coffee, was talking with the Armydog, as he said, if the Army and Marine Corps didn’t give each other a hard time, it just wouldn’t be right, we both smiled at that.

This church, which served as an aid station during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, was tended by US Army Medics Robert Wright and Ken Moore of the 101st Airborne, treating 80 wounded soldiers, both American and German, as well as a child, with blood stains still visible on the pews.

Stained glass window dedicated to the 101st Airborne paratroopers in the church at Angoville-au-Plain, Manche, Normandy, France. (Photo by: Philippe Clement/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Today, two stained glass windows commemorate the bravery of the 101st Airborne Division and the American parachutists, specifically honoring the two medics from the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (101st Airborne Division).

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