#119: Ernie Pyle's War, Part VII

Ghosts of Arlington Podcast

This week, war correspondent Ernie Pyle hits the beach in Normandy France just one day after the D-Day invasion, sees the allies break out of the Normandy peninsula after six weeks of hard fighting, is on hand for the liberation of Paris, and decides he has had enough of war. But try as he might, he can't really stay away and soon finds himself in the Pacific, getting ready to cover the other theater of operations.
I was going to finish Pyle's story today, but a real world event popped up, causing me to shorten my bit about Pyle this week and instead write a eulogy for golden age of space exploration astronaut Tom Stafford, who passed away at age 93. His final funeral arrangements are still being made.
This week's Ghosts of Arlington is Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas Patton Stafford.
The Ghosts of the Pacific Theme is Ukulele and Love Birds by emjaydabayou, with a few Waves of Hawaii added for ambiance.
The Ghosts of the Pacific Transition music are some Uke Chords by turkitron.
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