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Eagles of Mercy

On June 6, 1944, two young American medics with the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" parachute into France, and become trapped in the small village of Angoville-au-Plain. Medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore recount the rigors of basic training, parachuting into Normandy, surviving German anti-aircraft artillery and carrying on their life-saving work.

Eagles of Mercy

56m 37s

Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics were caught in a church in Normandy, France; during the opening hours of Outside, a savage battle raged all around them The church changed hands several times with American and German forces over-running the village of Angoville-au-Plain. Inside the small church, the wounded wore Allied and German uniforms and civilian clothing.

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    Eagles of Mercy

    56m 37s

    Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics were caught in a church in Normandy, France; during the opening hours of Outside, a savage battle raged all around them The church changed hands several times with American and German forces over-running the village of Angoville-au-Plain. Inside the small church, the wounded wore Allied and German uniforms and civilian clothing.

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