The Charge of the 101st Airborne at Purple Heart Lane | History Traveler Episode 290

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After securing Omaha & Utah Beaches, the next big objective for the American forces in Normandy was to secure a link up between the two in the city of Carentan. Tasked with cracking the outer defenses of this vital objective was LTC Robert Cole and the men of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment. In this episode, we look at this legendary action by Cole and his men as they made their way down a causeway that would later earn the name "Purple Heart Lane".
Special thanks to Paul Woodadge of‪@WW2TV‬, which is one of the best sources of WWII information on RU-vid.
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@RAKKAR7 11 месяцев назад

JD, I think I can speak for all of your followers when I say we APPRECIATE all your hard work and LOVE your content!! THANK YOU!

@patriot1294 11 месяцев назад

Here Here!!!

@mrDCunningham 11 месяцев назад

👍🏼

@ED-ti5tc 11 месяцев назад

Yes sir!

@anthonydownes8769 11 месяцев назад

You're absolutely right really enjoy the content and effort they go through to make such informative videos

@ChrisRobinson16 6 месяцев назад

Yes sir!! You’re right! The hard work and dedication to all the videos, definitely by far one of my favourite channels to watch! Thank you JD!

@LoneWolf051 11 месяцев назад

One of the toughest sections in the Brothers in Arms games

@pursuitpix 11 месяцев назад

Was just saying this to a buddy after sending him this. One of my favorite spots in Normandy, one of my least favorite BIA missions. Great video JD!

@Nyllsor 11 месяцев назад

BiA did a good job portraying this grim mission. They sure did alot of research.

@jjt1093 3 месяца назад

Try it in HLL

@user-zp2ms8cv5r 11 месяцев назад

Salute to Robert Cole and everyone done their part in WWII no matter what job they done.

@efoxxok7478 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this episode. Just FYI I went to google earth and measured the distance distance from the center of the bridge to the farmhouse. 1006 ft. 335 yards. That is an incredible distance to charge while wearing full combat gear, carrying weapons, and under fire. Truly this was amazing and the men who made that charge deserve every bit of respect and admiration we can give them.

@toninatoli 11 месяцев назад

Basically, 4 football fields?!😮

@danielsibley2723 11 месяцев назад

So many heroes like Cole. They will never die..not only in monuments and medals but the strength of honor they present to the world and more importantly....their families. It truly is incredible for us today to consider such bravery. Thanks again JD, still haven't missed one vid.

@only1dutchgirl 11 месяцев назад

WOW! Very special to see footage with Robert Cole still alive. He was killed in the Netherlands and is buried at The Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten. I always visit his grave when I go there to visit the graves of de soldiers I adopted.

@toninatoli 11 месяцев назад

Bless you; you adopted soldiers' graves? I've read about families in France passing on the care and tending of soldiers' graves from one generation to the next. So moving to learn! I hadn't heard of this in the Netherlands. Can you describe more about it, please? And a thousand times, thank you❤

@robertreese2600 11 месяцев назад

This👆🏼

@only1dutchgirl 11 месяцев назад

@@toninatoli ever since the cemetery was created in 1944 local families adopted graves of American soldiers who got killed in Germany. Policy then was that no American would be buried in Germany, thus the US Army searched for places in Netherlands and Belgium to create cemeteries. There are books about this. And yes all graves and names on the walls of rhe missing have been adopted by families (sometimes for generations), schools and other organisations. There are so many prople o the wating list that they've closed the waitinglist for Margraten I highly recommend the book The Margraten Boys by Peter Schrijvers.

@toninatoli 11 месяцев назад

@only1dutchgirl - Fantastic history to learn! I'll definitely find the book you mentioned. This is profoundly moving. My dad and his brother came home from WWII, but so many of their buddies didn't. Neither of them ever went back, and they rarely spoke of their service at family gatherings or in private. Did you lose family during the war?

@robertreese2600 11 месяцев назад

@@only1dutchgirl Incredible I knew this happened in some places but had no idea of the dedication. I will buy the book as well. Your insight is much appreciated.

@monicag75 11 месяцев назад

I homeschool our grandson and I will be using JD’s episodes over all the American wars. Being able to actually see where our men walked is useful. We thank you and appreciate everything you show us!! God bless 🫶🏼

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Many thanks! That’s why the channel exists.

@Vadanovltch 11 месяцев назад

My grandma is a school teacher and she homeschooled me and my brother. she homeschooled me from 2nd grade to graduation in may. i’ve always loved history and i would always recommend JDs videos for us to watch and i would watch them when i wasn’t doing school work. you do such a great job JD and your production is always amazing i seriously don’t know how you don’t have millions of subscribers. keep it up we love your videos!

@charleshendrix232 11 месяцев назад

My Father’s Purple Heart from his 400 plus combat days in WWII with 1st Armored is my most treasured possession

@powercatjeffy 11 месяцев назад

I just finished BoB once again. There's always a new emotion every time I watch it.

@WillieCuz 11 месяцев назад

I always loved the Brothers in Arms games because they actually taught you a lot about these battles. Though it was only a game, you could tell how much the people making it cared about this history.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

It’s impressive how much those games have taught people history.

@jeff2178 11 месяцев назад

I remember playing that level and not really understanding it until now. They really need to remaster those games.

@galaxydoeshistory9352 11 месяцев назад

There's also a map in Forgotten Hope 2 (a mod for Battlefield 2) that is pretty accurate to what it was like at the time.

@Topshelf87 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, gentlemen. Thank you for keeping up this history of the brave men who won our freedom.

@thewatcher5271 11 месяцев назад

I Remember My Dad Telling Me About Carentan & Colonel Cole 57 Years Ago. I Always Hope To See Him In One Of These Videos. Thank You.

@jasonhill1729 11 месяцев назад

This might get buried, but I recently found a website which sells old aerial reconnaissance imagery from WWII. I searched for the farm field outside of St Mere Eglise where Winters landed early on June 6th. The images are fairly low resolution unless you go ahead and purchase the high res version (which I couldn't help and ordered it... 16.50 GBP / roughly $21). Right where JD's video put the dot on the field, you can see 2 parachutes on the ground. I imagine these two parachutes are Winters and the guy from F(?) company... it's incredible to think that this evidence exists and we're able to trace the stories back to exact locations like this. I'd be happy to share the image details with anyone who wants it, but I can't share the actual image due to the licensing agreement.

@ItsReallyJackBlack 11 месяцев назад

EPIC find!!! Let's push this to the top so JD can see it.

@timothymcknight9485 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, JD, for another outstanding video. I really like seeing how the French have memorialized our troops, in parks, markers, and signs. May be our governments do not see eye to eye on things, but the people appreciate what the Americans (and Allies) did to liberate them!!!

@terryeustice5399 11 месяцев назад

JD you do get around. And this was a necessity for the 101st Airborne. The band of brothers. Did an amazing job taking these bridges to capture this town. Robert Cole was a tough officer capturing Carentan. Thank you 🙏🏻 💯👍👊

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👍🏻

@Dylantuning1995 11 месяцев назад

The Normandy series will remain my favorite on the channel, my knowledge of the recent years have widened so much thanks to yourself, Erik and Paul. Thank you again for the great explanation and the knowledge you're spreading worldwide on these brave men and women. Can't wait for more and I'm extremely excited to return to Normandy next June, I have new places to see and new info to spread! 👊🏼

@frankoudenaar2794 11 месяцев назад

I’ve visited the American War Cemetery in Margraten, in the south of the Netherlands. Came across the grave of lt. Robert Cole. I’ve visited Normandy also. So this makes me very excited. Thanks for another great video

@beckybanta126 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for adding maps & diagrams & aerial views. They add so much to your already detailed programs. I never knew of this historical event & our brave. Touches my heart how the French there have honored them.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👍🏻

@randystolz 11 месяцев назад

Ty JD & Paul for continuing to take us beyond the BoB series, and Show Us the Ground🤓🤓

@Benjamin-lr4jk 11 месяцев назад

I can’t express how happy I am that the Normandy series is back. By far the best series on youtube! Amazing video again JD👍🏻

@davidwillis4839 11 месяцев назад

JD and Erik definitely make history more interesting and great to watch.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👊🏻

@1psychofan 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video! I love that you paired up with Paul Woodage from @WW2TV It’s so great to see that camaraderie between you guys!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Heck of a guy.

@WW2TV 11 месяцев назад

@@TheHistoryUndergroundaw shucks JD

@neilfound3506 11 месяцев назад

As an Englishman something struck me watching this and thinking back to other great videos I have seen on this channel in the past. Less than a hundred years before these events, these band of brothers relatives would have been making such brave bayonet charges against one another in many of the battles in your civil war. But on that day, where you came from mattered not, the patch on their shoulders was enough to call the man beside you “Brother”

@TheOperationsRoom 11 месяцев назад

Cheers for the shout out my guy 🍻

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely. Appreciate the work that you do.

@TheOperationsRoom 11 месяцев назад

@@TheHistoryUnderground and you too!

@maryannallen9885 10 месяцев назад

Well, this is the best indication of where my dad and his fellow 101st paratroopers were. He was wounded one week after they parachuted in. All I have are newspaper clippings and my mother shared some info. When he was wounded, if I remember correctly, my mom said it was a 80 mortar round shrapnel that got him in the back he became an instant paraplegic. My mom was in the Pacific theater as an army nurse. When that war was over, she was stationed back in California at Birmingham, a lot of our wounded were sent there, which later was turned into a high school in the valley. That is where my mom met my dad, she was his nurse. I still have both of their dress uniform Jackets. So proud of both of them.❤

@TheHistoryUnderground 10 месяцев назад

🇺🇸

@thomashyler6174 11 месяцев назад

It gives me goosebumps seeing how our troops sacrifices have been memorialized around different places. Thank you for showing us this. As much as I would love to go and see these places, I just can't afford to go. Semper fi from this old Marine! 🙂

@camdodge9891 11 месяцев назад

What a masterpiece incredible video thank you JD and keep up the brilliant work JD

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jimkingphotos 11 месяцев назад

Thank you JD, a couple of my friends and I visited Purple Heart lane back in May this year, kind of by accident, after we had visited Dead Mans Corner and D-Day Experience museums. Only after watching Robert Coles video in the museum did we go in search. Was amazed at just how close it was (3 minute drive) and how we could have missed such a significant action. Your You Tubes always help to add so much more information to any of the visits we make around Normandy. I was really sorry and annoyed to hear of your robbery in Athens, but pleased to see you are getting back up and running once again. Please keep up the great work!

@williammathews3022 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video! These videos really put into perspective the amount of bravery those soldiers had. Thank you for your hard work in producing these videos!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👊🏻

@jameslgatlin4904 11 месяцев назад

I had no idea that this had happened until now. Thank you so much for adding to my information about those difficult days for our troops. Amazing determination and dedication by the men to continue under the worse of circumstances that one could imagine.

@jcflippen1552 2 месяца назад

What a beautifully made video highlighting this action. Thank you JD and Paul WW2TV 👍👍👍

@tdivison 11 месяцев назад

Such brave men. We need more people like that today.

@marcoosvald8429 11 месяцев назад

Thank You for this incredible story of the Bravery of our brothers in arms. SGT. M.E.Oswald, A Co. 2/502 INF 101st ABN. Mortarman 1980-1982. HHC Co. 1/327 INF, 101st ABN. 84'-85'

@colin7073 11 месяцев назад

I'm a Brit and recently visited the site among many others in Normandy. The word heroic does not seem adequate enough to describe the bravery of those young men. Our friends and allies endured so much. "Lest we forget " 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇭🇲🇨🇦🇳🇿

@davidwillis4839 11 месяцев назад

Well done JD and Paul. LTC Cole was the exact type of leader needed for those attacks. This American paratrooper is humbled and thankful the French honor the memory of our fallen. Go see these sites for yourself, you won't regret it.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👍🏻

@katazack 11 месяцев назад

I am looking forward to visiting these sites at the end of the month. I won't get to them all, but I hope to visit Dead Man's Corner and Carentan after the beaches. I am going with a friend, former military, from England so we will spend a lot of time in the Gold-Juno-Sword sector as well. I'm sure it takes weeks to fully explore these battlefields, but I am thankful for the opportunity to see what I can.

@GhostRider247 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic as always , could watch your videos for hours , thank you so much for everythingg you do ...Shaun.

@perryj8850 11 месяцев назад

Phenomenal video. Thanks so much.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@briant340 11 месяцев назад

Whenever I finish one of your videos, I feel obligated to yell “class dismissed.” Thank you for providing us an education in history. Great videos

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Ha!

@woodcutter2479 11 месяцев назад

With out doubt this is the best you tube channel..absolutely fantastic…

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

🙏🏼

@Spitnchicklets 11 месяцев назад

Happy to see you guys are doing well.

@cheekseparator 11 месяцев назад

Great video JD. Keep up the great work man. Thank you ❤

@jimcronin2043 11 месяцев назад

A slight correction: you described the men of the 101st as 'ordinary guys'. When they first enlisted they were 'ordinary' but after their paratroop training they were a cut above 'ordinary'.

@johnsimms4501 11 месяцев назад

Don't split hairs...you know what he means. And, I was a paratrooper in the Army.

@vincecrysler3821 11 месяцев назад

These are fantastic anecdotes from the Normandy campaign. JD, I really appreciate these stories. They help understand what the greatest generation contributed to the freedom of Europe. Thank you, from Canada.

@thenikonjones 11 месяцев назад

This is an outstanding piece JD. Even though we've all either read or heard about the heroics of LTC Cole and his men...seeing your perspective at the locations where it happened, along with the facts really makes it come alive! Nice work!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

You’d actually be surprised at how many don’t know this story. Thanks!

@JennaCee 11 месяцев назад

Just love these videos - thank you JD for making them.

@kathleendaugherty4218 11 месяцев назад

It is one of those episodes that leaves you speechless, great job!

@GStatusMusicChannel 11 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Love Paul. Thanks JD!

@rebelscumspeedshop 11 месяцев назад

Man it's hard to imagine any Luftwaffa attacks anywhere around Normandy . Specially with anything as slow as JU-87 and or BF-110.

@markleach116 11 месяцев назад

I used to give tours on US Civil War battlefields. You really can't appreciate what soldiers may have eperienced unless you get out of the car and walk the battlefield to see the open areas, hills and valleys. Thanks for these wonderful videos and keeping history alive!!

@MrEaglesfan40 11 месяцев назад

Excellent video JD thank you my friend

@your_royal_highness 11 месяцев назад

I stumbled on this site in Normandy. Like so much stuff I caught up with after I was there, this was one I would spent more time touring if I did it again. Cabbage Patch, etc. Also, I missed Bloody Gulch.

@charlesbruss225 11 месяцев назад

Love your videos!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@janregterschot7152 11 месяцев назад

Thnx for this awesome video JD. In Best(Holland) are some memories and also an statue in honor of him. If you take the exit on the highway ( Son en Breugel ) and drive to Best, you'll see the memorials in the woods, its awesome there.

@dallas7129 11 месяцев назад

Dope vid appreciate Paul showing up

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👊🏻

@WW2TV 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, I'm always happy to spend time with JD and Eric

@philarcuri6338 10 месяцев назад

I learned of Robert Cole's charge years ago but forgot about it...thanks for the honorable reminder!

@tonydeardorff 11 месяцев назад

Another top notch video as always JD! Keep up the great work! I’m baffled that Paul’s channel doesn’t have more subs. He and his channel are full of top tier level WWII information. Great stuff!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

The best channel on RU-vid for deep dives into a variety of wwii subjects.

@WW2TV 11 месяцев назад

I'm baffled too, but we will get there

@jeffsquires6620 11 месяцев назад

Incredible episode, many thanks to all the men who fought for freedom.

@91Redmist 11 месяцев назад

This video really shows that any sacrifice should be honored and remembered. Many of the men of the 101st knew they were going to die, yet they fought for a better tomorrow for us, a tomorrow that too many of these soldiers never enjoyed.

@jetsons101 11 месяцев назад

JD, outstanding watch from start to finish. Got a question, why is the west wall of the Ingouf Farm painted what looks like dark brown? Thanks to the Greatest Generation for our Freedoms we enjoy today, many in America today should use them as "Role models" on how to be an American. JD and team, thanks for keeping history alive, wish I had somebody like you for my high school history teacher. RIP Robert Cole

@livelife153 11 месяцев назад

JD and Paul, a million thanks for bringing this info to us! These kids were off the charts, so that we could have a better life, forever in their debt. Keep up the excellent work!!!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👊🏻

@MrBradleyDavid 11 месяцев назад

Well done! It was worth going back to record. The terrain says it all with what they had to deal with.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👍🏻

@kostasdockus9064 11 месяцев назад

My Great Grandpa served for 2.5 years on the Eastern Flank in the Red Army on the 2nd. front pushing Germans back from the East, was an Infantry Machine gunner, conquered Berlin and got a medal for it, never talked about it in his life as much as my Grandpa told me. Both allies were necessary to stop the Germans from overtaking, without the West & East working together we wouldn't be alive today. I can only imagine what was going on there.

@emilyshort2812 11 месяцев назад

As a history buff & someone whos family served in WWII & the Korean war I love learning about all different aspects of our history; your videos are always so informative & interesting to watch, well done JD & thank you for bringing so much to light that most of us may never have known unless our families shared their experiences from their time in the service so that when they are no longer with us we can continue sharing those stories & keep the history alive

@MrSimonfoz 11 месяцев назад

Just back from a week in Carentan and Normandy, such a humbling place to visit.

@katazack 11 месяцев назад

I am going in two weeks, but we have only three days in the area, and some of that must be spent in the British-Canadian sectors as my friend is retired English military. My main goals in the American sectors are Omaha beach and Pointe du Hoc, Utah beach and the run down N-13 for St.Mere Eglise, Dead Man's Corner and Carentan. I'd also like to find the Dick Winters memorial but I'm not sure we'll have time for that. I think we will have at the most a day and a half to devote to the American sector. We are staying for three nights at the Gold-Juno beach area. We also are visiting Bayeux, where I would have preferred to stay. Does this sound like a good plan to you? Any suggestions I might have missed?

@jacobbuushansen9158 11 месяцев назад

By far my favourite channel on RU-vid. Your work is much appreciated!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you!

@BevSantini 11 месяцев назад

Another terrific video + having Paul Woodage along was a bonus! Your maps add so much value! Thank you

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

👍🏻

@Quatra112 10 месяцев назад

I truly love your videos. Their is an interview video from just days after this assault with Robert Cole. In which he explains the action. He was a truly humble leader. He is buried in Magraten. I have visited that place quite often. His way of leadership was something to admire.

@Quatra112 10 месяцев назад

The interview: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rEMvsFk8J70.htmlsi=ACx-TN_jalkyJbgB ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jhUkxKa7DxE.htmlsi=GZLwKwtDhOrcAovy

@user-ch6xi7rh8k 11 месяцев назад

Really good one guys, thank you!

@pauldouglas3084 11 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed the video mate can't wait for the next one

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@joeritchie4554 11 месяцев назад

I really appreciate your videos. They demonstrate how hard our soldiers had it on D-day and beyond. It brings home to me the danger and hardships faced by my family who participated in these battles. It also has shown me the danger and hardship faced by a family friend who was a member of the Screaming Eagles and fought in these battles.

@moobaz8675 11 месяцев назад

Incredible bravery. Thanks for sharing.

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@niksnutbv764 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for making this and the other story’s visual JD

@steveoconnor7069 9 месяцев назад

Their excellent training is what enabled them to overcome the odds. My uncles who fought in Europe and the one who fought in the South Pacific said it was following their training that got them through it. They were scared all the time.

@toneian 11 месяцев назад

JD, excellent editing on the video!! These are stories that have been told many times but you make it seem like they are new

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! I appreciate that. You’d probably be surprised at how many don’t know this story.

@Wreckdiver59 11 месяцев назад

Some very amazing young men 👍 I can't even imagine what they went through. On a side note, "moniker" is one of the last words I thought I might hear when I woke up this morning 😅 Thanks Paul 5:28

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

😅

@DonnieDonnie1 11 месяцев назад

Amazing video, I had always heard this story from my father regarding my grandfather. (He spoke very highly of LT COL Cole). It’s amazing to see this done so well thank you!

@SteJohnAllen 11 месяцев назад

Another great video, JD & Paul - loved it!

@joeschmoe233 11 месяцев назад

Thank you guys, for another amazing video.

@geoffthiessen646 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for all your time and efforts bring this to us - 100% JD

@SAILINGDIRTYBIRD 11 месяцев назад

Awesome channel....R.I..P to all the Brave Ordinary Men who managed tremendous Courage to bring Freedom to the oppressed.....Thanks to the French People for Remembering, and keeping History alive for the Sacrifices of those Brave Soldiers

@dbicht 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for all the history you share.

@jbellos1 11 месяцев назад

That's the stuff!! Very well done - once again, thanks for bringing us along.

@duanelawrence78 11 месяцев назад

Thanks J.D.!!✌️🇺🇲

@dankorolyk5917 11 месяцев назад

Great job as always JD,keep up the great work.

@dennis82468 11 месяцев назад

Good Stuff JD!!

@es-qc7lw 11 месяцев назад

Thanks JD on another great vid

@ED-ti5tc 11 месяцев назад

Outstanding! I love it!

@davidwallace5738 11 месяцев назад

Very moving sir. Thank you.

@Nyllsor 11 месяцев назад

Great episode! Much appreciated video document!

@markodeen4105 11 месяцев назад

Hey Paul #WW2TV !!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

The best.

@PathfinderHistoryTravel 11 месяцев назад

Unbelievable bravery and dedication by The 101st Airborne. They gave their lives so we could be free.

@1love211 11 месяцев назад

And they still do. One of my friends was the 11th to die in Afghanistan. Rip checko (22 years old) 101st airborne who gave his life to a mortar while doing a night walk/night check. May peace prevail on earth

@natbarron 11 месяцев назад

Love the History Traveller videos!

@TheHistoryUnderground 11 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@kelleyabear4433 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for your excellent work. God bless you

@zacheryrobertson9811 11 месяцев назад

Excellent content, well produced as always.

@lyndabarnaby5253 11 месяцев назад

Thank you thank you … how limited my knowledge was beyond hearing about the beaches of Normandy. This was amazing and I want to learn more!!

@Thacko_San 11 месяцев назад

another excellent episode, really keen to visit Normandy next year to understand what those guys went through

@Infinitegrowth-zt1mh 11 месяцев назад

Amazing! Thanks again

@FuzzyWuzzy75 11 месяцев назад

"They were ordinary guys doing extraordinary things" sums it all up. This is why we find not only this story but most studies of wafare so fascinating. Most WWII and veterans of other wars I have ever known didn't like to be called heroes (even though they were). They just thought of themselves as ordinary guys doing what had to be done. But there is no doubt that what they did was extraordinary.