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73th Anniversary Year Of The D-Day Landings in Normandy

It was 73 years ago when Army Medic Eddie (Edward Morozewicz) lost his life on D-Day, as part of the Allied forces landing on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. (L-R) Kevin Weinpel (great nephew of Eddie), Charles Norman Shay (age 92), a Native American D-Day veteran-soldier, Jason Weinpel (great nephew of Eddie) and Phil Weinpel (nephew of Eddie), walk on Omaha beach, just hours ahead the 73rd anniversary of D-Day. On D-Day 1944, Charles Shay was one of over five hundred North American Indian soldiers who landed on the beaches of Normandy. Shay served in the 1st Infantry Division, 'The Big Red One'. He was only nineteen years old and was a recently drafted medic. Shay was assigned to an assault platoon in the 16th Regiment, and was part of the first wave that landed on June 6 on bloody Omaha Beach under very heavy German fire. 'The Big Red One' sustained about 2,000 casualties on D-Day; most were killed during the first hour of the landings. Many of the wounded were treated by Charles Shay. He pulled several struggling soldiers from the rising tide, and saved many immobilized wounded from drowning. On Monday, June 5, 2017, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#2003770
Date Taken	5 June 2017
Location	N/A
Photographer	Artur Widak/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto

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