3:38 | Jack Wormer returns to Lewistown, PA, where he resumes his career in the steel industry. When a fallen GI's sister calls, Womer visits her family to explain to the father what his son died for. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
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After being selected to join the Army Rangers in England, Jack Womer is assigned to train with the tough-as-nails British Commandos, who are already combat veterans. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
Jack Womer witnesses a V-1 "buzz bomb" attack on London. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
Jack Womer becomes part of the infamous Filthy 13, an elite unit of demolition paratroopers. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
Parachuting into Normandy on D-Day, Jack Womer nearly drowns in a swamp. He calls upon his British Commando training to guide several others out of the swamp, contending with the confusion and dangers of a chaotic air drop. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
Weeks into the Normandy invasion, Womer's unit is ordered to take the town of Carentan. Following a surprise attack that takes many American lives, a frustrated Womer seeks to bring a possible Nazi collaborator to justice. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
Womer attempts to find romance in England as he prepares to parachute into Holland. Following the air drop, his unit is welcomed by liberated locals, but must make their way up Hell's Highway to their objective: the Rhine. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)
While searching captured Nazis in Bastogne, Womer discovers a pack full of stolen French money. As the war nears its end, the 506th takes Hitler's Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden, where Womer reminds German civilians that America is now the conqueror. (This interview made possible with the support of COL ROBERT W. RUST, USMCR (ret.) in honor of LtGen Lawrence Snowden & LtGen George Christmas.)