“This is William L. Shirer for CBS News and YOU ARE THERE…“
“We take you now to Normandy, France where just a few hours ago Allied troops began an historic invasion of the continent of Europe. Our cameras are following a company of United States Army Rangers as they work their way up the bluffs behind the landing area known as “Dog Green.” Correspondent Eric Severied has the story. We’d like to warn viewers that some of the images you’re about to see are graphic and disturbing.”
“Bill, we’ve been observing the Rangers for the last several hours as they’ve made their way up the draw behind “Dog Green” and what we’ve seen can only be described as graphic and disturbing. As the Rangers overrun enemy positions, we’ve observed unarmed German soldiers being brutally gunned down in the act of surrendering by American soldiers. We’ve seen wounded Germans, stunned and incoherent, wandering towards Americans and being shot for no reason and without an offer of assistance from any of the Rangers in the vicinity. By any standards of decent, human behavior, these are considered war crimes under the Geneva Convention.”
“While some may argue that the Rangers, being under fire themselves and German soldiers firing at Americans even while their comrades were surrendering can be used as an excuse for the Ranger’s behavior, the sad facts are that these actions are a dark stain on the American military and call into question the entire rationale for the war.”
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While there were no video cameras at Normandy or on any other battlefield during World War II, the above fantasy begs the question; what would the American people have thought if there had been?
11/17/2004
YOU ARE THERE
CATEGORY: General
By: Rick Moran at 4:12 am
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