Ep. 8 - Bloody Red - Blood-soaked Omaha Beach Remembered
Always Remember - World War II Through Veterans’ Eyes

Ep. 8 - Bloody Red - Blood-soaked Omaha Beach Remembered

2025-04-05
Bloody Omaha Beach bore the brunt of D-Day’s savage fighting with more casualties than all of the other D-Day beaches combined.  Aware that the men he led in one of the first waves to land on Bloody Omaha Beach had no prior combat experience, Staff Sergeant Walter Ehlers single handedly took out several German machine gun nests even while he was in their crossfire.  Ehlers was at first elated when he was told he would be receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions, but he was soon brought to his knees upon lea...
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