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Podcast: Veterans Chronicles
Episode: Maj. Gen. John Raaen, Jr., U.S. Army, WWII, Brittany, The Bulge Part 3
Description: John Raaen, Jr. entered the U.S. Military Academy in the summer of 1939, just weeks before World War II broke out in Europe. During his four years at West Point, there was no question his class would be going to war. Commissioned in 1943, Raaen soon joined the elite Army Rangers. Just a year later, as a captain, Raaen led men ashore at Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944. He is believed to be the last living officer to serve at Omaha Beach on D-Day.In our previous two episodes, retired Major General Raaen offered a gripping moment-by-moment...