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73th Anniversary Year Of The D-Day Landings in Normandy
Charles Norman Shay (age 92), a Native American, a Penobscot tribal elder and a veteran-soldier from WWII, returns to Omaha beach for 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 | #2003772 |
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| Photographer | Artur Widak/NurPhoto |
| Category | Human Interest |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Artur Widak/NurPhoto |
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