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General Omar Bradley, commanding the First U.S. Army, had
waited anxiously for the linkup of Omaha and Utah beachheads
before declaring success in the American sector following D-Day.
He considered this final event critical before the Allied invasion
of Europe could be put into full swing. What a joyous occasion
it had to be that June day as the American airborne, joined by
the grateful French civilians, welcomed the arriving ground troops,
and for a moment, they were “We few, We Happy Few”.
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