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- [Narrator] "A Man Named Walter"

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By Michael Steves.

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Come along and hear my tale

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about a man who did not let America fail.

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A young and an intrepid man named Walter.

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And on June 6th, 1944,
he never did falter.

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And on June 6th, 1944,
he never did falter.

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On England's craggy coast in early day,

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everything was getting on the way.

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Beautiful browning rifle in his arms,

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oh, he was so far from those Kansas farms.

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Crash went the waves
on the chilly channel,

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he had so much gear, he
looked like a Vandal.

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His Higgins boat took a toss and a turn

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and seasickness made his stomach churn.

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Approaching the coast of France,

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Walter knew to stay alive he
would have to take a chance.

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He saw the menacing Atlantic wall.

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Bang! The ramp went down
and there was the walls.

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He saw engineers ahead
trying to stay alive.

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He ran through the bullets
like a beam to the heart

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frocking orders "break through this wall"

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the bang barrels went off

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and answered his call.

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on that call bloody beach,

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so far away,

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Walter saved many,

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who would have died that day.

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He fought to survive and stay alive

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to wear the Congressional Medal of Honor

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and see America's life

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(tranquil music)