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We were dropped into the channel from the mother ship at about 4:30 in the morning. I was the intelligence sergeant in headquarters company so a few weeks prior to the invasion I was put into a Quonset hut that had triple Concertina wire around it and was under 24 hour guard.
I was tasked with modifying a scale model of the invasion area that we had gotten from the States. I typically worked 18-20 hour days preparing for the briefing on the invasion. Note: by Herb Epstein, Intelligence Sergeant, Headquarters Company, 5th Ranger Battalion
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