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Article: The Bedford Boys.(Brief Article)(Audiobook Review)

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THE BEDFORD BOYS. Alex Kershaw. 2003/2004. Read by William Dufris. 7 cds.8.5 hrs. Sound Library, BBC Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3207-3. $74.95. Vinyl; content, author, reader notes. SA

When American forces went ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day, the leading unit contained a disproportionate number of young men from the town of Bedford, Virginia. Twenty-two homes in the small town received telegrams reporting the death of a young man at Omaha Beach or nearby during the landing that day. Kershaw puts a human, personal face on that day's events by looking at these men one by one. Most bad joined the National Guard for the one dollar a day they would earn. In 1941, they ...

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