European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Michel de cd a be was Sutof by a nervous american Soldier. Mic. Franco do Beu Jixie p  was in son Wop 6, 1944. Marcel Laveen runs re Omaha  museum. " i Luy lived there and look  they wanted she  v i Ler family look the is raps. I he germans she ret alls were ill very paper Bill nut nun h Lun " i hey did not i it ii  i hi.1 piano.1 on i i morning of june a there were very near zip Simions and shells bursting All around the plat  and Sheri later there was fighting in the Garden and shrapnel t rat King into the walk and roots of he t Halati All the horses and cows were killed Only one told Donkey survived she says. Soon the amen k ans ame. " i he Amer ans played i he piano and were great fun to be  i lieu was a Nice t Lonel who gave her t Hildren sweets and let them Rule in his jeep and even gave he an expensive Root h in applet lation Tor de Lughas hospitality later Hove of the colonel returned tit the Bateau and into Myde Lughas i m broke i need the Broni h Bat k other iban that Lau Pas. Sas mme. De High a Ibe americ ans were eve Ellent guests and Liberator. In Arn  a Niue h Sei med a Small  to a l in i i t Al urn of her House not to mention her t Minifay i ii he ear old Jean to i hide gout s lips turned Blue,."i he explosion of Ibe grenade at the entrant e to the deep shelter where he huddled with nine of his  Tore at his eardrums filled his eyes with dust and smoke but they trailed out unhurt. I he americans thinking they were germans had liberated them with a bang. We filed out t the dugout like sheep soy. Pm Cuautle. My grandmother began to speak German to the americans. She did i know the it Terem  the Saddest thing he remembers was his parents weeping in the ruins of Ribeir House a few Miles from Omaha  a they bad managed to keep the House throughout the occupation but the Genius burned it let Ibe ground when they left. I he oddest thing he remembers was the fellow who was  by Bis wife the noisy morning of Tine o to Teloh some bread on Bis bit yid. Me soon ran into the invasion and was detained by the americans most of the Day. When he returned Home he was hastened by his perturbed wife i Low Ould you Torget the Broadf i a tried to explain to h a about the fighting and the thousands of americans running around but Mie did not believe him. Ouk when he produced a Jyh k of american cigarettes did his wife forgive him about the bread Lenn i  ads in his Little t ale in i Emler tin Village of ii i behind Omaha Beai hand talks about seeing two German planes shot Down. I be was it then. Mis Mother was eight months pregnant and when the bad tight my was going on we All ran out and hid with the sheep we did t think a Nahody would shoot the  a lot of other people were getting shot. 1 be remembers the German who got shot out of the Hurt h Steeple. Me remembers seeing the beat a Ami wounded arid dead lying everywhere and the  not moved Tor a Long time me saw the germans  Tiv cars and horses and a Rutgers when they started their Retreat. We were glad to see them go. We  had enough of the germans. It was against Lite to a i a them Here. We thought it was the British coming in. By germans kept talking about How they were waiting Lor the to Montes How they were going to in them Back into the sea " the first american Soldier i saw was to great Hajj s Ary one. A Blu k one. Hill be was Good to us. I he gave us thu Tolate and they brought along a lot of nod and they wen.1 Good to  germans left i hey paid the rent on the chateau by burning the main Bouse Down. Chedal Anglas walking the grounds it years later Points to the remains of one of the great old fees and shakes his head. Another casual Yot  in iwo i hot  Whai was liberation like he s asked. Mjy18,1989 stripes Magez no 79