A vial of sand from Omaha Beach with the folded flag honoring Tom McDade, a Park Forest resident who was part of the 4th Infantry Division which landed on Utah Beach in Normandy on D-Day.

Join me, WW2 Wayfinder on a powerful journey through Drop Zone C, where the legendary 101st Airborne Division parachuted into occupied France on D-Day, June 6, 1944, as part of Operation Overlord.

I landed on Utah Beach during the D-Day invasion, and while the sounds and sights were unforgettable, it’s the smell that’s stayed with me all these years. Here’s what I remember from that historic ...