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So let's go right to our attempt at a tribute to the men of D-Day.

And then we'll hear from Dr. Gorka do a better job. Thank you. Today is the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

This is our attempt at some sort of tribute, as if any words, could even get any close.

Years ago, I talked to an army ranger who climbed the cliffs of Pointe du Hawk.

This is a cliff that is overlooking the beaches of Normandy.

And there were giant guns on top of this cliff.

And they had to be taken out. First and foremost had to be the first thing they did

otherwise they were just going to lob down on the americans landing on the beaches and the whole thing

would be over they'd have no chance so before anything else happened before there's any landing

we needed to take out these pillboxes these little concrete bunkers with a little hole in them, just big enough to shoot down on the beaches.

So the plan was we're going to have these army rangers land early in the morning when it's still dark out

and somehow climb these enormous cliffs

with ropes and then engage in hand-to-hand combat.

I can't do, like if someone told me the plan,

I'd be like, what are you talking about?

That's, no, that's impossible, that's not gonna work. But they, they're like, no, that's no that's impossible that's not going to work but they're

like no it's what we're going to do so they tried it and like everything went wrong there's a storm

the currents were really strong and they landed three miles off course three miles that's not close if you're

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