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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Today is the 66th Anniversary of D-Day, where American, British, and Canadian troops first came ashore to liberate the continent and fulfil their promise.
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The medal is for his actions the 7th, not the 6th when he landed, but 66 years ago tomorrow, my father was awarded the DSC -- citation below. He was an NCO in the Big Red One and battlefield promoted after campaigns in Africa/Italy. He joined the Army upon completing the 10th grade. He is now buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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First Lieutenant John Synowsky, 18th Infantry United States Army. For extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on June 7, 1944, in France. When his platoon was leading in the battalion in the attack and reached a bridge on which an enemy machine gun was firing, First Lieutenant Synowsky, knowing that the machine gun would hold up the entire battalion, gallantly left his platoon and assaulted the machine gun. Creeping and crawling through fire so heavy that his men were unable to give him covering fire, he reached a point less than 10 yards from the enemy then quickly rose up and threw a hand grenade accurately into the emplacement destroying the machine gun. Snipers fired at him but, quickly locating the positions where the snipers were located, he returned their fire, killing them or causing them to flee. As a result of his courage and skillful actions, the battalion immediately resumed its attack, and because he alone exposed himself to the existing danger, not a man in his assault platoon was harmed. First Lieutenant Synowsky's extraordinary heroism and outstanding achievement infused in his men a spirit of the highest of military tradition.
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Thank TR, for remembering and taking the time to post it to remind others.