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Originally posted by KillerYoda
A historic fun fact: The guy who founded and built the D-Day museum on Utah beach was shot in the back by an American paratrooper when he was mistakenly thought to be a German. He later became very friendly with American troops, despite the incident, since he was so appreciative of the liberation. That's classy. I wish France and the US were more like that again.
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I forgot to mention (cause I'm a moron) I got the above mentioned "fun fact" from <i>Band of Brothers</i> which is a great book everyone should read.
And no, I'm not trying to fake sounding patriotic due to the 4th of July "cease-fire," I just happen to be a fan of veterans, as well as World War 2 history.