I had 2 uncles that landed on beaches on D-Day, neither will talk of their experiences with us. Only 1 time did I ever hear one of my uncles tell something of his struggles while "over there".. One of his friends from his school days was over and they began reminiscing (sp?), and my uncle mentioned that during the winter he and his platoon would crawl into a manure pile on a farm to stay warm! And he said they ate dogs and cats cause they would get so hungry.....

After listening to him, all I could do was walk away with wet eyes..

Neither man would watch programs like Hogan's Heroes, my uncle Bill would get angry if we were watching it, I can only imagine the horror he had witnessed. When some would call them heroes, both uncles would maintain that the real heroes stayed behind.