| Published in the NY Times on June 5, 1994 this feature story was written by Nelson Brant who jumped into Normandy and Holland as a member of Company D,508th PIR. Although twice wounded, once by a machinegun round through the chest, Nelson survived the war and became a journalist. (Click on images below to read the story in a low resolution form or click on "high resolution" link near each photo for a larger image - approx 500 KB each, or, click here for a PDF version - approx 2 MB.) This is a story in his own words as to the effects that he felt after the war and his ultimate coming to grips with the experiences. |
