Tom Rice, a paratrooper with the famed 101st Airborne Division, jumping into Normandy on June 6, 1944. On June 5, 2019 - at the age of 97 - he once again jumped into Normandy, landing near the exact same location he landed 75 years prior.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:49 - Why join the service?
05:56 - Jumping at Normandy
24:50 - Allies secure beach heads
30:19 - Operation Market Garden
34:43 - The injury
43:58 - Eagles Nest
46:32 - One final jump
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