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Local World War II Veteran Remembers D-Day

It's been 70 years since Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France for what many historians call the most important event of the 20th century. Wendell Ellenwood grew up in southern Ohio and attended Ohio State University before enlisting in Army. He spoke with WOSU's Steve Brown about June 6, 1944.