Friday, May 27, 2011

Vinnie Vicari

Vinnie Vicari was a glider infantry officer who saw action in Normandy, Holland and Germany. He talks about his first glider ride, and lasting fear of heights, in The Americans on D-Day.

In The Americans in the Bulge, Vinnie Vicari describes the horrors of Bastogne and remembers seeing McAuliffe respond "NUTS!" to the Germans' attempt to exact his surrender.
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  1. LivingbattlefieldDecember 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Sadly, Vinnie has recently passed away. One of the last witnesses to McAuliffe's 'Nuts' reply to the Germans in Bastogne.
    R.I.P. Vinnie

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  2. AnonymousJune 30, 2012 at 12:26 AM

    R.I.P. Dear Hero!! You will, forever, be a shining star engraved in history!

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