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1. Slide 1 – no dialogue for this slide Slide 2 – Austin- Hi! My name is Miles Young and I live in Cleveland, Ohio and I am a World War II veteran. Rachel- My father and I were very close, almost as close as you could get. He was also in the war and when he was gone, I missed him all the time and every night I would stay awake waiting for him to come home, and he always did, until he died at Pearl Harbor. He was my influence why I decided to join the war and fight for my country.

2. Slide 3 – Austin- When I enrolled in the armed forces, I understood that I was probably either going to die or be severely injured, but I wanted to fight for my country, and for my father. I was assiged to the 16th RCT (Regimental Combat Team) which was a part of the U.S. first division. Slide 4 – Rachel- The conditions on the ships that were transporting us to Britain and then to Normandy were cramped. The isle between the bunks on either side was only about a foot and a half wide, and there were sometimes four or five men to a bunk. I was lucky and only had three people, but it still was no luxury. Austin- The food was terrible, and there was hardly enough of it to go around. Also, while on the boat, I had been more frightened and nervous than I had ever been in my entire life. I knew that the second I stepped off the landing craft, I would be shot at. I knew everybody out there wanted to kill me. I had to learn to cope with these fears, and then finally we arrived at Omaha Beach.

3. Slide 5- Rachel-When we arrived in Normandy, we were put on landing crafts and sent to the beaches. There were five beaches involved: Omaha, Juno, Sword, Gold, and Utah. Omaha was the beach that I was sent to, which was unlucky for me. Omaha was the beach with the greatest number of German defenses, and we were caught off guard. Austin- As soon as the landing craft door opened, bullets began firing. Line after line, row after row of my comrades fell to the ground. Blood was everywhere. I decided not to partake in this stage of the bloodbath, and I jumped over the edge of the craft, plunging into the red water. Slide 6- Rachel- I swam to the beach, dodging fire, bullets whizzing past my face. I heard the cries of my allies all around me, but I was too scared to look anywhere but directly in front of me. As soon as I reached the beach I flung myself behind a rock. I heard bullets penetrate the hard surface of the rock on the other side. Austin- I got extremely nervous and impatient. I wanted to see what was going on. The bullets seemed to stop firing at me, so I counted to ten and turned around

4. Slide 7- Rachel-I was shot in the arm. My eyes grw wide and my vision started to darken. I could barely see, and my arm was shooting blood and throbbing worse than any injury I every had. The next thing I knew I was lying in a hospital bed getting cared for. Aparrently a division of medics came and picked me up shortly after I was shot. I was told that we won the battle, and U.S. troops were moving farther into France. Austin- I was happy, but I was then informed that I was released from the Armed forces, which was a relief, but I also wanted to keep serving my country. But, I went home and started my new life at Ohio State University and I now live with my almost 1 year old son and wife. Slide 8- I know a man named Jules Lavern who also served in the war, but his experience was much different. He was drafted into the war, and I enlisted as soon as I was legally allowed. Also, when he was shot in the leg, he was patched up and put back at the front line, where as I was released from the Forces. Also, the biggest difference, is that we won our battle, and he lost his.

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