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Paul Arnone, a USN and D-Day veteran, is a great friend of ours here at KA-BAR. The first time we met Paul he came skipping up the stairs at KA-BAR. We always enjoy our visits with Paul and it was on one of these visits I grabbed my camera and chatted with him about D-Day.

 
Great interview. At the rate we are losing these Heros everyday documenting there stories for future generations is priceless.
 
Great job bro.... what tanker said... I really wish I had talked more to my grandfather about it... he was in Korea and ww2.... man he had the story's tho he was a corp man so he saw a lot of action...
 
2 of my grandfather's 3 brothers were in Patton's engineer corps. they arrived in France 2 or 3 days after D-day.
I'm not sure what my uncle did - but it was stuff he never talked about
Another uncle was a Navy "cook's assistant" (lied on his paperwork and enlisted at 16) and had 3 ships shot out from under him.
My grandfather was in the coast guard on a destroyer doing convoy escort/ASW off the coast of Africa. Started the war as an E1 deck ape and due to field promotions ended the war as a brevet Lieutenant with a permanent grade of E4.
 
Fantastic lineage 1066vik. Definitely something to be proud of. We have the freedom of this forum because of the courage of men like them.
 
Tanker 1/66 said:
If I am not mistaken James Corpmen are the highest number of Medals of Honor recipients
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Yeah not sure of the statistics tho I do know the army has the most followed by the navy.... he did proudly carry his kabar tho he served with some marines for awhile so that's prob how he got it..... when I get home I can type up a few stories he's told me of how his kabar saved his life
 
My wife's grandfather went ashore on D-Day. He was a quiet little man, and I liked him. Never had a chance to talk about that time with him, though I dearly wanted to. Some little things I did find out later leads me to believe he had some stories to tell. I was always a little in awe of him.
 
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