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VIDEO: The saluting boy on Omaha beach

On June 6th, 2014 an 11-year-old boy wanted to say thank you to the soldiers who fought and died on Omaha beach on D-Day morning 70 years earlier. So his mother took him to Normandy, France.

As part of his personal remembrance project called “Project Vigil“,the young boy spent four days in the American Cemetery, teaching visitors about three Paratroopers who were buried there.

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On D-Day the police would not let him in to the cemetery. So this incredible 11-year-old boy took his 48 star WWII era American flag down to Omaha Beach and planted his homemade flagpole deep in the sand. For the next hour and a half, with his left hand holding the American Flag and his right hand firmly saluting the fallen soldiers…he starred straight forward overlooking the sea.

Anyone who has to say anything about his stance can talk to me! That young boy has more respect and understanding for the fallen and the events that took place on that day than alot of people older and wiser than he. Great tribute kiddo! – an American veteran.

Project Vigil’s YouTube Channel

 

Wes O'Donnell

Wes O’Donnell is an Army and Air Force veteran and writer covering military and tech topics. As a sought-after professional speaker, Wes has presented at U.S. Air Force Academy, Fortune 500 companies, and TEDx, covering trending topics from data visualization to leadership and veterans’ advocacy. As a filmmaker, he directed the award-winning short film, “Memorial Day.”

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