Tickets available for screening of D-Day special
LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Scan the QR code below for information on tickets for D-Day The Greatest Victory put on by NEWS10. It is free for veterans and active military but there are only 150 seats available. The showing is May 28 at The Hangar at 743 in Latham to honor 80 years since the historic landing at Normandy.
In a one-hour Nexstar Media Special Presentation, Marielena Balouris returns to Normandy and shares the stories of the sons, brothers, and fathers lost in the largest air, land, and naval operation in warfare history. They are stories of perseverance, unimaginable sacrifice, and the lessons and legacy of D-day.
You will hear first-hand accounts from D-Day Veterans who survived, storming Utah Beach, firing the first shots from the USS Nevada, and witnessing the carnage at Omaha Beach. A daughter describes never meeting her father, who went off to war at 16 years old, too young to be drafted, old enough to lie about his age.
The families of the Bedford Boys, 20 young men who died within minutes of each other, share the stories of the impact in this small West Virginia town. The story of four civilian women who made a difference in the lives of Allied troops in Europe, buried with them in the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery.
First-hand accounts from the letters that made it from the Warfront to the Homefront, show the poignant and emotional connection between loved ones. The Niland Family from Tonawanda, New York, lost two sons in the D-Day Invasion. Two others fought and made it home heroes, scarred from the trauma of war.
Their story is the inspiration for an Academy Award-winning film- and the inspiration for another young Niland, who is now following in the footsteps of his hero great uncles -- training to be a Navy Helicopter pilot. Deception is also part of the story of D-Day, as a secret non-combat unit tricked the Nazis to strategically move Allied Forces. This plan was made public in the mid-'90s, but it was not until this spring that the surviving soldiers received the Medal of Honor.
But it's not all about the past: we also hear from a former football star who's formed a new team that takes care of our veterans and returns them to the battlefields where they once fought. Join us for D-Day: The Greatest Victory.