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This video honors the "Auburn Boys," a group of 63 high school friends from Auburn, New York, who served as Pathfinders in the 299th Combat Engineer Battalion on D-Day. Tasked with clearing deadly obstacles on Omaha and Utah Beaches under heavy enemy fire, their extraordinary bravery helped open the path for the Allied invasion of Europe at a heavy cost. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. William Rogers
| Date Taken: | 05.18.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.02.2026 20:27 |
| Category: | Video Productions |
| Video ID: | 1008400 |
| VIRIN: | 260518-A-KY607-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_111732491 |
| Length: | 00:01:37 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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