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Surviving D-Day: Lingering Wound
Private Hal Baumgarten of the 116th Regiment was wounded five times during D-Day, but to him, none of the wounds he suffered in battle cut deeper than the question of why he survived and many others did not.
Added: May 25, 2011
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Runtime: 02:53
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