Fr. Joseph Lacy
On this 69th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, here is the story of Father Joseph Lacy, "a small fat old Irishman," who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross "for extraordinary heroism" as a Ranger chaplain on bloody Omaha Beach. (h/t The American Catholic)
To help non-soldiers conceive of the violence on Omaha Beach that day, here is testimony from Captain Richard Merrill, 2nd Ranger Battalion:
"I was the first one out (of the landing craft). The seventh man was the next one to get across the beach without being hit. All the ones in-between were hit. Two were killed; three were injured. That's how lucky you had to be."
"I was the first one out (of the landing craft). The seventh man was the next one to get across the beach without being hit. All the ones in-between were hit. Two were killed; three were injured. That's how lucky you had to be."
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