Home > Work > The Greatest Generation
41 " In the spring of 1984, I went to the northwest of France, to Normandy, to prepare an NBC documentary on the fortieth anniversary of D-Day, the massive and daring Allied invasion of Europe that marked the beginning of the "
― Tom Brokaw , The Greatest Generation
42 " From him I learned that the men told the stories best themselves. So I told Meredith, “Whenever one of these guys comes over to say hello, just ask, ‘Where were you that day?’ You’ll hear some unbelievable stories.” And so we did, wherever we went. What we did not know at the time was that an old family friend back in our hometown of Yankton, South Dakota, had played a critical role in D-Day planning. "
43 " job, "
44 " primitive kitchens and rudimentary laundry "
45 " modern "
46 " He tells another story about all that dust in those days. "
47 " He tells another story about all that dust in those days. “My "
48 " keeps him in her "