172: MG (Ret) John Raaen Part II - First Hand Accounts From a Ranger at Normandy, Brest, and the Battle of the Bulge

Sayre and I are honored to be joined again by MG (Ret) John Raaen. MG Raaen graduated from West Point in the January class of 1943 as an engineer. Before long he volunteered for the Rangers and became a company commander in the 5th Ranger Battalion. In this episode we pick up where we left off last time, June 6th 1944.

MG Raaen talks about the first link up with the 1st Infantry Division behind Omaha Beach, the quality of the German soldier, and much more.