D-Day veteran after his death, the distinguished service cross

The 81st anniversary of the famous US leadership Disconnect a day From Normandy, France, it was recently celebrated.

The least well -known battles during the days and weeks that followed in Normandy, which helped secure the huge beach head, so that the allies can continue and defeat Nazi Germany in the second world.

It was one of those clashes in a bridge over a small river near the town of Saint-Mère-Eglise. Mjdahin from the 82nd air -mobile division landed near there early on the morning of June 6, 1944.

They had to occupy this position against the Germans who threaten the American forces who came to the beach in Utah Beach, one of the main landing sites.

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One of these was the 31 -year -old US Army Sergeant. William Owens. For three days, as his unit was cut off from only 45 to 12 men, he helped courageously fight the Germans.

Fire from three different parking for the gun, threw grenades, ordered the Bazooka teams and moved from Foxhole to Foxhole, and coordinated work. His actions and men eventually were four German tanks, killed 275 German soldiers and stopped the Nazis dead in their paths. Historians praised it as a major battle of Normandy’s invasion.

On another day, besides the river in the green and peaceful countryside, after years of research and pressure in the Pentagon and Congress, Ouins were recognized because of his courage in a ceremony during which he was promoted to honor him Distinguished service from the serviceThe second most important medal that the army can give.

Chris Donho, the commander -in -chief of the American army in Europe and Africa, told Fox News Owens’s “incredibly important. What Owens did is the exact model we are trying to live in.”

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Owenz died at the age of 54 in 1967. His younger daughter, Susan Maru, said, “I have no words to describe how full my heart is and how much this means for me.”

His great grandson, Harris Morales, was also proud to be there, saying: “Undoubtedly,” Owens was a brave young man. As for the new confession of Ouins, he added: “This means everything, and I still do not believe that. It is still not true for me yet.”

This comes at a time when the world remains in a state of disturbance Ukraine to the Middle East Beyond it. Although 81 years old appears to be a long time ago, the championship and creativity that Owens has still seen as related today.

“It is important,” Morales said. “I don’t think 81 years or any time is very long.”

Speaking from a military point of view, General Donahu pointed out, “We are in the middle of the transformation, and we will continue to do so until we live to the level of what they did.”

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As for the lessons learned after that, Owens’s daughter has a simple answer, saying: “Do for others as you will make them do on you.”

Sometimes, as in the case of the censor. William Owens, the dangerous behavior of “others” means acting greater and sometimes brutal brave.