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What better way to remember the key turning point of World War II than to spend time with a local veteran who was part of the Invasion of Normandy?

Morley Piper, an Essex resident for more than 30 years, will give a talk at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum on Wednesday, June 6 at 7 p.m.

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The talk – formally titled, “Morley Piper: Memories of D-Day” – will focus on Piper’s experience storming Omaha Beach as a 19-year-old second lieutenant in the 29th Infantry Division. The date marks the 68th anniversary of the battle.

“It’s difficult to describe,” Piper says of participating in the battle. “It’s kind of a heart-stopping experience.

You go off in these small boats, ride out into the rough sea and the beach under heavy German fire; we were afraid and excited, all at the same time.

No questions for D-Day soldier; it was that amazing

Most of us didn’t think we’d make it off the beach. Fortunately, we did.”

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