I want a TV - cable channel to play The Longest Day. In 1988 I made a trip to Normandy. I waded into the English Channell at Omaha Beach. Even though it was high tide and the beach was only four or five feet wide, I’m glad I did it.
I think the troops who jumped into Normandy or hit the beaches there knew they were part of a huge, historic event. That part didn’t matter, in my opinion. Being there to help their buddies and defeat the German war machine with liberation of the occupied people was the goal.