“When we began to weave our way into the shore, there were bodies floating in the water, even that far out, men who had started the landing earlier in the day. When we got closer to the shore there were lots of Higgins boats around us. One about 40 meters from us had hit a mine and blew up. Killed everybody. The bodies were floating in the water with pocket Bibles bobbing.
Men were being killed all around me. We were all trying to dodge the bullets… Men were crying and praying and helping each other. Our men were shooting and throwing hand grenades. German soldiers were firing at them all up and down the beach.
They were shooting at us all around. Unlike all the men, I was entering into the crossfire with no weapon other than the Word of God." - Chaplain George Russell Barber, 1st infantry Division, Omaha Beach, France, June 6th, 1944. #ww2 #reality #war #stayzero #zerofoxtrot #normandy #memorialday