Eagles of Mercy

Eagles of Mercy

On June 6, 1944, two young American medics with the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" parachute into France, and become trapped in the small village of Angoville-au-Plain. Medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore recount the rigors of basic training, parachuting into Normandy, surviving German anti-aircraft artillery and carrying on their life-saving work.

Eagles of Mercy

56m 37s

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    Eagles of Mercy

    56m 37s

    On June 6, 1944, two young American medics with the 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" parachute into France, and become trapped in the small village of Angoville-au-Plain. Medics Robert Wright and Kenneth Moore recount the rigors of basic training, parachuting into Normandy, surviving German anti-aircraft artillery and carrying on their life-saving work.

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