Bloody Omaha: My Remembrances of That Day (Paperback, Fall - 2010) by James Robert Copeland, S/SGT., 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion
I remember receiving sniper fire from above in a similar scene as pictured here -- none of us thought we'd make it. I did make it and here is my story.
It begins from my childhood in West Virginia, where my family and my family's family, worked in the coal mines.
When war broke out (Pearl Harbor), I enlisted in the Army and became Army Ranger -- fighting that fateful day, on the bloodiest beach, June 6th, 1944.


As a home health aid my wife Linda discovered James Robert Copeland. Linda and I were surprised with his energy, his vitality and his story. It didn't take much conversation to convince him of the importance of recording his story for posterity. We had several interviews over the past year and each time JR (as Ranger Copeland likes to be called), reminded me he felt his time was running out. He wanted me to hurry in my writing so he could see the finished book.
JR Copeland will be 89 years old this year. There has never been a time when I didn't find him cordial, informative and quite lucid in his conversation. Hopefully JR will see his story published -- this man is a magnanimous individual, besides being a war hero. I hope my writing does justice to his great story.
--garry m graves, biographer

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Bloody Omaha – Book Trailer 1st Edition

Here’s a homemade book trailer my biographer put together for the Ranger Copeland book to be released this fall, 2010. The book is: Bloody Omaha – My Remembrances of That Day by James Robert Copeland, S/Sgt., 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion, WWII-Survivor.

“There’s damn good reason they called it ‘Bloody Omaha’ … because the water was running red with soldiers blood.” JR’ Copeland

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  1. The Remembrance TreeOctober 19, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Anyone in blogosphere liking this Ranger Copeland Book Trailer?

    Post a comment and let me know.

    Thanks, --gg, biographer

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