In June of 1944, Marvin Gilmore stepped onto the beaches of Normandy with the 458th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. 80 years later, he stepped back onto the sands of Utah Beach to remember that day. In addition, we're traveling to Angoville-au-Plain with battlefield guide Florent Plana (as seen in @SNAFUDOCS) to see a special artifact that was recovered from the church there.
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