Eagles Of Mercy

In the early morning darkness of D-Day on June 6, 1944, two 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics set up an aid stati... (more)

In the early morning darkness of D-Day on June 6, 1944, two 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics set up an aid station inside a small twelfth-century church in Normandy, France to treat wounded American soldiers. Outside a savage battle rages. The area surrounding the church changes hands several times with elite U.S. and German paratroopers over-running the tiny French village of Angoville-au-Plain. American medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore of the second battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, treat all those brought into the church over the next 36 hours of the fight, including wounded Germans. The medics' only protection is a red cross flag on the door of the church and armbands they wear identifying the two men as healers, not combatants. (less)

Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics caught in a church in Normandy, France during the opening hours of... (more)

Two American 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles) medics caught in a church in Normandy, France during the opening hours of D-Day. Outside a savage battle raged all around them. The church changed hands several times with American and German forces over-running the village of Angoville-au-Plain. Inside the small church the wounded wore both Allied and Axis uniforms and civilian clothing. The American medics, Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore of the 2nd battalion, 501st PIR, treated all who were brought into the 12th century Norman church, no matter whether they were friend or foe. (less)