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Teaching the next generation about D-Day

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    Kalie Indest on how young Americans are remembering our nation’s heroes

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Welcome back everybody markdown levels so glad you are with me here on this wonderful Friday morning -- Caylee index.

Is my next guest before we get Terry let me tell you are Caylee there you -- to let -- tell everybody what -- what -- -- to.

And why you're -- special guest OK okay -- -- is heading to enormity.

This summer.

After being chosen as one of only fifteen.

Students by national history day and the Normandy.

Scholars institute she will be immersed in the deep study -- -- reader eulogy at -- Normandy American cemetery we're gonna talk to the Normandy scholars and so much more quite a big.

Big responsibility for young student.

Your story alone Caylee is is a great sign -- represents just how American should honor.

The fallen on Memorial Day so you are there are US the national World War II museum nor Ireland's -- -- -- that's where you are.

And you are a a high school student with the New Orleans charters science and mathematics high schools that right.

-- -- -- -- -- part of it part of know that okay and New Orleans that's -- creative arts OK fantastic it's it's it's both okay.

-- -- very familiar and you know really proud of this the work that's done there in the student better.

You know that they graduate from there are so in your have been Caylee so -- -- to hear -- hear more about.

What you're expected to do what you get to Normandy.

-- -- -- -- -- -- Calmer than this isn't famous ice tour -- -- -- battles like -- Omaha Beach is in -- like that and we're also going to visit the church I'm seeing this.

The same rate increases.

Church.

We're you -- -- -- it happen.

And a lot of other places.

And I understand you're going to be reading -- you'll would you let me talk to me about that -- Com the eulogy is about -- group the parent to increase.

The current on the -- of like the day before like -- -- reporting it well everybody was asleep they weren't getting ready -- Basically senator everything's so the next in the morning when we saw in the beaches that everything is set up.

So they can just take over an already when -- happens.

Right and we know that what a great valiant effort was little chaotic when he first got there.

Which he speaks even more today visited the efforts have everybody there on the ground so tell me about sergeant John -- Sergeant -- bring it current is strong Gretna Louisiana.

And he -- Fifteen this.

-- division 82 airborne.

It basically he's sorry.

If you don't mind me continuing -- aren't already have heard.

Is that.

During the morning early morning hours on.

82 airborne.

Word dropped off a little bit off target from where they're supposed to be at that -- had been there for sure.

Yeah and we salute you stopped off and win it there all dropped out of the airplane.

They were often seen the straight into German inspired and when they're under direct -- DN gunshot and I didn't.

Ends grown.

Healing in it by saint.

I'm Mary at least church.

Where are a lot of his fellow.

82 airborne people where stunt scene.

Sure it's on the clock -- -- -- -- Ends.

Basically what he did because Germany is opposite Johnny -- killed you already unless you've been out there in the silent about other treatments but -- don't like he didn't -- his -- was still -- -- -- -- and the people -- that -- On the -- machines don't really left for dead because sitters.

Couldn't get themselves off each other while they're under -- Don't rape victim does doesn't it Sean did an opposite.

It killed them look and say to other members terrorists -- projects -- -- he -- unfortunately.

Things.

Injuries have been so.

I mean -- so many stories like that and I'm glad to know that you cities in Britain and today.

A -- tell me when you leave at feeling.

-- Well actually -- -- -- -- -- Like a week early -- -- students as a legally it can't T seen its summer.

They're also a little friends in mind that -- -- the national this contest as well but you're -- a week after that and and how did you -- would tell me a little bit about that contents process.

Well let -- teachers selected me from the school.

-- she needed to finally see you excellent -- so she held an essay competition.

Cease and -- access to write about why we we want to go to Normandy.

And I -- about how I want to get an already because it would be good experience.

As a lover of history you know -- -- more about.

The bill Warren -- so important to all -- is -- -- is and then I also so it'd be important -- because her great great grandfather.

Was in the war is well but he wasn't.

-- -- And he did die at Normandy let her -- it's pretty.

Interesting Islam and an.

My dad's -- it's so he's got -- into like a lot of scenes are so.

Well you're -- -- as well what you're doing the work you've already done it saw impressive Bob how do you think you're gonna feel when you get there.

And this field -- this.

So I don't even know because it's just and -- on the thesis that way -- -- -- -- -- consider -- it's.

So nice to date in -- -- -- I mean I know it's it's a little bit of an unfair question because there's really no no way -- New Year's here certainly you there's so much anticipation.

Building up in in in you right now it there's really honestly no way to know holly you're going to be -- you're gonna feel.

I'm sure it's gonna be so overwhelming in the adrenaline is going to be flowing like you've never ever have experienced before.

Yeah yes so how old are you -- I have seventeen years old he's seventeen years old and he grew up in New Orleans.

-- -- -- In algae is -- wildfire looms now from New Orleans failing.

-- -- I grew up in New Orleans uptown thirteen port balance -- -- balance in saint Charles scenery that is right.

-- the end you know -- snowballs -- to Caylee yeah yeah I.

Listen.

Got so I'm very proud of you especially because you were -- nor -- -- And keep -- the great work -- you guys are doing there is really incredible incredible and we really need students like you.

To shine much needed jobs writes spotlight on our great city of new -- so I'm fit I'm proud of you be happy for you at the expense and and you continue and keep you posted William.

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