Eagles of Mercy
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53m
Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics were operating an aid station in a church in Normandy, France, during the opening hours of D-Day. Outside, a savage battle raged all around them. The church changed hands several times, with American and German forces overrunning the village of Angoville-au-Plain. Inside the small church, the wounded wore both Allied and Axis uniforms and civilian clothing. The American medics, Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore of the 2nd battalion, 501st PIR, treated all who were brought into the sanctity of the church.
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