[WWII veteran Tom Blakey explains why he volunteers as a docent at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans].

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World War Two veteran Tom Blakey explains why he volunteers as a docent at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Blakey describes his mission as a member of the 82nd Airborne parachuting into France ahead of the D-Day invasion. He reflects on killing a German soldier, the effect it had on him, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Blakey, Tom
Corporate Author:	CBS Television Network
Other Authors:	Werner, Anna (Reporter)
Language:	English
Published:	[2013]
Subjects:	Blakey, Tom > Interviews. National World War II Museum > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > United States > Interviews. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. Interviews. Nonfiction television programs. Sound recordings.
Genre:	Interviews. Personal narratives, American. Nonfiction television programs. Sound recordings.
Physical Description:	1 electronic audio file (6 min., 36 sec.) : digital, WAV file.
Format:	Audio Software

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Summary:	World War Two veteran Tom Blakey explains why he volunteers as a docent at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. Blakey describes his mission as a member of the 82nd Airborne parachuting into France ahead of the D-Day invasion. He reflects on killing a German soldier, the effect it had on him, and how he has only let go of that memory since he began volunteering. Anna Werner reports for the show "Sunday Morning."
Note:	Title supplied. Electronic resource.
Call Number:	Voice 19245
Playing Time:	00:06:36
Event Details:	Broadcast on CBS-TV, May 26, 2013.