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D-Day

By: Michael Passarelli, Fall Reporter/Editor
June 6, 2016
American troops approach Omaha Beach - this beach had some of the heaviest casualties of the whole invasion.
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American troops approach Omaha Beach – this beach had some of the heaviest casualties of the whole invasion.

On this day in 1944, the invasion of D-Day commenced as Allied forces crossed the English Channel and invaded the beached of Normandy in France. Over 209,000 Allied forces where killed or missing in action.

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Michael Passarelli
Michael Passarelli, Fall Reporter/Editor
Michael Passarelli is 18 years old and a senior at Colonia High School. He is involved with numerous clubs at the school including Marching Band, Jazz Band, and was involved with the Directors Showcase for the theatre program during the fall semester. In the band he plays bass guitar and trumpet and during the 2014 season of Marching Band he was in percussion, and in the 2015 season he played bass guitar for the pit. Passarelli plans to eventually start a career in law enforcement although he has already acquired many skills and is very interested in possibly pursuing a career in construction. He plans to major in Business Management in college.
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