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When both Calvert and Hobbs' companies regrouped they found out the true hardship of war, the friends that were lost. Hobbs' company of 220 men was down to 30.
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((HUBERT HOBBS: DON'T A DAY GO BY THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT SOME OF OUR BUDDIES.))
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Looking back on the medals both men won and some souvenirs Hobbs stole off two German soldiers, they remember how the war changed the course of history.
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((HUBERT HOBBS: I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE DEEPLY REALIZE THAT IF HITLER HAD THROWN US BACK INTO THAT OCEAN EVERYBODY WOULD BE LIVING UNDER DICTATORSHIPS.))
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But in the end 29-th Divison veterans like Hobbs say they had a job to do and they did it well. Kate Weidaw News7.))
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Still ahead-- an in-depth conversation with the architect who had the enourmous task of designing this memorial.
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News Seven's special coverage of the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial continues.
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((BEFORE ALLIED TROOPS STORMED THE BEACH, D-DAY BEGAN WITH 13,000 AMERICAN AND 7500 BRITISH AND CANADIAN PARATROOPERS LANDING INLAND.))
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The memorial is a solemn reminder of the horrors of D-Day, the struggles most of us can only imagine, the sacrifices made by thousands of men for the freedoms we hold so dear.
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The designer says the monument is meant not only to honor the fallen soldiers, but to encourage an understanding of D-Day and its significance.
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((I'm just probably the luckiest guy, I'm certainly the luckiest architect in the world. I'm just pleased I had a chance to do it.))
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Byron Dickson may have designed the National D-Day Memorial but he won't take full credit for it.
Since the beginning of construction 22-months ago a series of obstacles has threatened to derail the project.
Dickson describes the work completed to date as "impossible".
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[IN Q=Like I say, we look back at it now...]
((Like I say, we look back at it now and there's no good reason why we're finishing on time. Other than that, just somebody had to be looking out for us.))
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[OUT Q=somebody had to be looking out for us.]
Dickson says the entire process seems to have been guided by "Divine Providence".
It was 1989 when the architect and his small Roanoke firm volunteered to take on the task.
Never having designed a monument, Dickson immersed himself in research and turned to the experts for help.
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[IN Q=Every time I had an opportunity to talk with a veteran...]
((Every time I had an opportunity to talk with a veteran I would always ask about the experience, how they visualized it, what were their feelings, what were their emotions, what did they do.))
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[OUT Q=what did they do.]
Dickson is a Vietnam veteran.
His war experience and a fascination for all things World War Two are apparent in the monument's tri-level design.
The lowest level, The English Garden, represents Allied preparation for the massive Normandy raid.
The second tier, complete with concrete waves, landing craft, beach and casualties commemorates the invasion itself.
Finally, towering over the water feature, is th arch, memorializing the thousands who never made it back home.
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[IN Q=First and foremost it must commemorate.]
((First and foremost it had to commemorate. Second it had to educate and inform about the event. And three, it had to be entertaining.))
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[OUT Q=it had to be entertaining.]
Meaning, the memorial had to be interesting enough to hold the attention of generations unfamiliar with the sacrifices made on D-Day.
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[IN Q=I always hoped that an appreciation would come.]
((I always hoped that an appreciation would come. The folks that have a chance to walk around this monument will take away an appreciation for what these guys did. We certainly don't want to forget them.))
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[OUT Q=We certainly don't want to forget them.]))
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Several statues at the memorial depict the struggle to move up Omaha Beach....
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But the biggest shows the difficult task of scaling the cliffs at Normandy.
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The soldier's mission was to take out the enemy's big guns at Point de Hoc.
Len Lomell describes climbing the 100 foot cliff with his men.
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((LEN LOMELL/D-DAY VETERAN: WE GRABBED THE ROPES AND UP THE ROPES WE GO. THE GERMANS WERE DROPPING BOULDERS, CUTTING THE ROPES, SHOOTING AT US, DROPPING THEIR HAND GRENADES ON US. IT WAS A HELL OF A WAY UP TO NORMANDY.))
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[OUT Q=up to Normandy.]
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Their struggle is immortialized in a 19 foot sculpture at the National D-Day Memorial.
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It took decades for one veteran's D-Day stories to resurface.
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His family's story and a glimpse at the forecast when News 7 returns.
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((D PLUS 21, OR JUNE 27TH, 1944: THE ALLIES RECLAIM THE GERMAN STRONGHOLD OF CHERBOURG, FRANCE. MILITARY EXPERTS CALL IT THE ALLIES' GREATEST STRATEGIC TRIUMPH OF THE WAR.))
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Carlton Stanley's story is like thousands of others of D-Day veterans.. he fought, he was wounded, he came home to start a family.
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But Stanley died three years ago.. leaving behind some unique memorabilia to tell what happened.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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(( Carlton Stanley's early claim to fame was being the first Roanoke boy to land in Normandy on D-Day.
A paratrooper with the 101st Airborne, Stanley escaped the invasion without a scratch but was wounded in Holland three months later.
When he got home, Stanley sat down with what was then WDBJ Radio to talk about his experiences.
His children found a transcript of that interview while going through their father's things after his death.
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((A BURST OF FLAK KILLED A MAN DIRECTLY BEHIND ME AS HE STEPPED INTO THE DOOR OF THE PLANE..))
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Tim Stanley wishes he had paid better attention to his father's war stories.. all he has left now are the ribbons, the medals and the pictures.
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((HERE HE IS RIGHT HERE..))
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He hopes other veterans' families take the time to listen.
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((TIM STANLEY: HE HAD WONDERFUL STORIES. I JUST WISH IN THE TIMES HE WAS TELLING SOME STORIES THAT WE HAD WROTE 'EM ALL DOWN, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PART OF HISTORY AND A PART OF HIS LEGACY, EXACTLY WHAT HE WENT THROUGH.))
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((TIM STANLEY: HE WANTED TO SEE THE MEMORIAL GO UP BECAUSE PARTS OF HISTORY ARE DYING OUT.))
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Like thousands of other veterans, Carlton Stanley didn't live long enough to see the memorial dedicated.
Still, the former paratrooper will probably be watching Wednesday.. from his usual position in the sky.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
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More than 15-thousand people, many of them veterans themselves, showed up for today's ceremony.
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We'll hear from them...
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when News Seven's special coverage of the National D-Day Memorial Dedication continues.
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((MAYS: THERE WAS A TREMENDOUS.. ...SHELLS WERE EXPLODING.))
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Veterans were given a chance to tell their stories from that day.. and dignitaries on every level paid homage to the Operation that set the tone for democracy throughout Europe in the last half of the 20th century.
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((LACEY PUTNEY: A NATION'S SOUL IS ITS HEROES... ..SHALL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.))
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((de L'ESTANG: A FREEDOM PAID FOR DEARLY BY THOSE WHO FELL... 21 BRAVE BOYS FROM BEDFORD.))
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((GILMORE: TODAY WE DEDICATE NOT JUST A MEMORIAL TO THE PAST, BUT A MONUMENT TO PRINCIPLE.))
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The governor helped introduce today's other guest of honor, commander in chief President George W. Bush.
Bush noted that it was more than just a beachhead that troops gained that fateful day.
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((PRESIDENT BUSH: THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OPERATION OVERLORD IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERSTATE.. ...JUNE 6TH, 1944.))
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There were tears and jokes today as D-Day veterans made their way to the memorial built in their honor. [ANCHOR=/2
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It drew thousands of veterans from several wars, states, and military branches.
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Marya Jones talked with them on this historic day.
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(Rollcue:57 years ago today. )
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There's lots more ahead, including a closer look at President Bush's visit.
Plus the memorial's visitors mean big bucks for Bedford.
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Those stories when News Seven's special coverage of the dedication of the National D-Day Memorial continues.
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((SOLDIERS SAILORS AND AIRMEN OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: YOU ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK UPON THE GREAT CRUSADE TOWARD WHICH WE HAVE STRIVEN THESE MANY MONTHS. THE EYES OF THE WORLD ARE UPON YOU.))
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It was a quick trip, but President Bush did make it to the dedication ceremony.
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Joe Dashiell has more on his trip from Washington to Roanoke to Bedford... and back again.
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After President Bush's speech, the head chaplain of the U-S Coast Guard offered a rousing dedication prayer.
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We want to share some of that with you now.
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Of course there were plenty of prayers offered before, during and after D-Day.
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As we take a short break, we'll leave you with part of one of the more famous ones offered by President Franklin Roosevelt.
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[IN Q=Help us to conquer]
((HELP US TO CONQUER THE APOSTLES OF GREED AND RACIAL ARROGANCES LEAD US TO THE SAVING OF OUR COUNTRY -- AND WITH OUR SISTER NATIONS INTO A WORLD UNITY -- THAT WILL SPELL A SURE PEACE. THY WILL BE DONE ALMIGHTY GOD))
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[OUT Q=will be done, almighty God.]
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Getting to the memorial site was easy .. compared to the challenges many people faced on their return trip.
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Some people waited more than two hours for the bus ride back to the parking lot.
And that was just the beginning of their journey.
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Justin McLeod has that part of the story.
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Keith and Shannon, those attending the memorial arrived this morning to find parking lots covered in mud from last night's storm.
The rain held off for the ceremony, but Mother Nature wreaked havoc late this afternoon, just as many people returned to their cars.
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Each parking facility had tow trucks on hand to help motorists maneuver their way out of the mud. More than a dozen cars got stuck, and state police tell us their were a few minor accidents.
And some people had no car to protect them from the elements.
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[OUT Q=but there was no plan.]
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Tourists traveling a little further up 460 might drive right by the Days Inn... but that's wishful thinking for hotel staff.
Eric Hansson says the days leading up to D-Day have been crazy.
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((ERIC HANSSON: WE'VE BEEN BOOKED FOR MONTHS AND I MEAN PEOPLE ARE STILL CALLING TO THIS DAY TO GET RESERVATIONS. I KEEP REFERRING THEM TO LYNCHBURG AND SURROUNDING AREAS SO THEY CAN GET ROOMS FOR THE NIGHT.))
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So will these hungry masses ever return to Bedford, or is the memorial a one-time visit?
Bedford's new tourism director says they'll be back -- and she plans to make sure of it.
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((NANCI DRAKE:I THINK THAT WE CAN POSITION OURSELVES AND MARKET OURSELVES TO THESE TYPES OF INDUSTRIES, THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL MARKET HERE.))
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So thanks to the D-Day Memorial, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Smith Mountain Lake may see more tourists than ever.
Jennifer Miele, News 7, Bedford. ))