Don't Forget D-Day-- Part 4: Books, Movies and Participants

This is from the June 6, 2019, Chicago Tribune editorial page.

"True, books and movies do capture the action of D-Day and testify to the bravery of the combatants.  But libraries and digital archives are no more than repositories.  Books can't teach unless they are opened.  Movies can't add perspective if they aren't watched or appreciated.  (The first part of "Saving Private Ryan" for example.)

"For years D-Day's participants played a key role as storytellers, though often reluctantly.

They dropped from parachutes and charged heavily defended beaches to free a continent from tyranny.  They struggled inland as their comrades fell.  They suffered through battle.  They won the day.

"Now they are disappearing."

--GreGen