D-Day: The Price of Freedom
Hear the stories of five D-Day veterans and their return to Normandy to revisit the locations where they fought on June 6th, 1944. Along the way, they recall memories of war and tell us firsthand how that fateful day would change their lives forever.
Hear the stories of five D-Day veterans and their return to Normandy to revisit the locations where they fought on June 6th, 1944. Along the way, they recall memories of war and tell us firsthand how that fateful day would change their lives forever.
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