A Narrative About A Trip To Normandy

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It was 0600 Hours and we were on the LCVP which is basically a landing craft used for extensive amphibious landings. I was told by my Colonel that I was on a mission to Normandy. I could hear the mumbling from the other troops worried about what was gonna happen. We had an approximately 30 minutes until arrival. I had a gut feeling that I was something going into something that I am not gonna enjoy. The soldier next to me tapped on my shoulder and said: “I’m Joe, Joseph Turner.” I proceeded “Ryan, Ryan Allen.” ,“Is this your first rodeo?” I asked. “Nope this is my 3rd departure, Wait, you must be a rookie,” Joe said. I said, “How can you tell?” “Well I can see you shaking and you have that nervous look on your face,” Joe said. As we

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