Stories of Pointe du Hoc 

Alainke1210 My uncle was the first man up pointe du hoc

Including whilst taking fire from enemy troops ontop of the cliff

TheMainMayn (sorry this got long) same here, you could see the pain in his eyes like he was trying to hold back tears. I too got teary eyed as I stopped after the video was done and thought about things for a moment, war is a terrible thing. edit: I tend to get teary eyed and such after watching Word war 2 documentarys and movies, but I like learning and watching about ww2 so I don't mind it, one day at school this year I watched a doc on something about Canadain troops and some battle I think it was the Rhine and liberation of a city or country, and surviving vets told about their experiences and such and same thing, you could see the pain, watched on my lunch break and from then on the least of the day I felt down, it was a touching video as I am Canadian my self and had family members who had roles in ww2 only got to meet my mom's, moms, dad, my great grandfather who was a medic on a medical ship, at the time I was young and hardly knew anything about ww2 he passed away in 2006 a month before his 90th, or 91st berthday. every now and then I think about him. then on her dad's side there was great great uncles and her dad's dad too who was part of it, one was a tank commander, had 3 tanks Destroyed from under him and at the end of the war he parked his tank up a tree and left it there, and other was on coastal watch in Newfoundland (Canada) and I'm not sure what the others did I'll have to ask my grandfather some time. then on my dad's side I'm not sure how many was involved, I should ask. so on remembrance day I think of my great grandfather who I met and got to know a bit, and the rest of the men too.

I noticed it too

In 7th grade, I had a Texas history teacher and he was a veteran from Vietnam. And at the time I never realized how important and special this man was. Even though there was many just like him but he was in my presence. I will always have the regret of not speaking to him at a deeper level. He was so wise. Unfortunately, at the time, I was an ignorant dumb kid always causing trouble so I never got the urge at the time to really talk to him. I'll always regret how I acted in front of him and the lack of respect I gave him.

Helluva operator. 🎖

Mine too, both battles... I sure you heard many stories...I used to go to Ranger reunions as a kid and was fascinated listing to them, mostly about scrounging for food

F Company

I was in Second Ranger Battalion, D company from 2008 until 2012. They had the company reactivated for a time of war in every battalion. served with Leroy Petra, Medal of honor winner and Christopher Gathercole deploying to both OEF/OIF in support of the global war on terror. Sometimes I would think about the mystic chords of memory that connected our unit to the days of Leonard Lommel and his troops at point Du Hoc. I’m proud to say we shared the same lineage, and I hope I lived up to their standards.

You said it spot on...very moving, very heart wrenching. I am thankful that there are these wonderful men who are brave enough to share their experiences for others to learn from. Thank you each and every one of you...

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Amen

With all respect but my dad told me he would do point du hoc every day instead of Hill 400 once. But the ranger had to lead the way and just do what he had to do.But all the man who died,died for our freedom and give up they future so we will have one. All those who died are the heroes.

+David Frigault The Germans stayed in French mans house, an American assumed he was with them out of uniform and shot him. I believe he forgave him (if he survived) but I know for sure the family did and they are huge ranger supporters and run a D day museum today-

agochoa it never left

agochoa, that spirit remains with the 3% of us that volunteer for armed service. We proudly serve. RLTW! The Great Warriors, that first were here in America. I believe, give us the spirit to fight, win or lose. We are Warriors!

Kay Van Poppel thanks for your comment. We'll have the quote information for you soon.

thanks ^^

Kay Van Poppel The quote is from Sgt. Antonio Ruggiero and is “Dear God, don’t let me drown. I want to get in and do what I’m supposed to do.”

o.m.g. thx so much!!!!

Morbius1963 war has always been promoted even before Hollywood. It's called propaganda.

Hell at the very least tell the real stories of women in ww2 such as the night witches.