Students hope to raise $25K to send veterans to Normandy

Name: Students hope to raise $25K to send veterans to Normandy
Uploaded: 2019-02-02T23:53:02.000Z
Duration: 2 min 23 s
Description: This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day and a very special group of high school students are trying to make sure veterans who walked the beaches of Normandy can return.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day and a very special group of high school students are trying to make sure veterans who walked the beaches of Normandy can return.

Posted 2/2/2019, 11:53:02 PM Updated 9/23/2025, 7:53:30 PM

COMING FROM AND TO HERESY

BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT.

>>> A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOLERS

LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY FOR THE

PEOPLE WHO MADE IT'S, THEY ARE

WORKING WITH VETERANS WHO WERE

OUT NORMANDY ON D-DAY AND WANT

TO BRING THE BACK.

THEY'RE HOPING TO MAKE IT

HAPPEN.

>> Reporter: JUST A FEW MONTHS,

THE STUDENTS WILL ACCOMPANY TWO

VETERANS TO NORMANDY, EXACTLY

75 YEARS AFTER D-DAY.

>> Reporter: WORLD WAR II JUST

A HISTORY LESSON FOR MOST OF US

LEFT WALKING THE EARTH AND FOR

STUDENTS THE HISTORY LESSON

HITS HOME, ALL FOR DIFFERENT

REASONS.

>> I AM JEWISH SO WORLD WAR II,

I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN A LOT ABOUT

IT, IT HAS AFFECTED MY FAMILY

IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAN MOST.

AND I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I GOT

THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THESE

HEROES THAT SAVE MY RELATIVES

OR WERE ABLE TO SAVE MY

RELATIVES IN TIME.

SERIAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY I

HAVE.

>> Reporter: TO BRING ENOUGH

MONEY TO BRING WORLD WAR II

VETERANS TO ONE OF THE

COUNTRIES THEY HELPED.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF THE LINE.

>> Reporter: OF THESE SIX

CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS HAVE SACRIFICED

WEEKENDS AND FREE TIME TO RAISE

FUNDS, THEY SAY THAT SACRIFICE

PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE ONES

VETERANS MADE.

>> I THINK THE PERSON WHO GAVE

US EVERYTHING, THEIR FAMILY,

CAREER, LIKE NO OTHER, TO GO

BACK AND SACRIFICE THEMSELVES

FOR PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW, FOR

OUR COUNTRY, AND MANY OTHER

COUNTRIES, IT'S JUST REALLY

INCREDIBLE AND REALLY SELFLESS.

>> JUST TALKING ABOUT HIM AND

BRINGS A BIG SMILE.

>> HE IS A SUPER HUMAN BEING

AND HE'S JUST AN AMAZING

PERSON.

>> Reporter: THE CALL HIM

SUPERHUMAN, HIS NAME GEORGE

SHAW, A WORLD WAR II VETERAN

AND AN ARMY MEDIC ERGO

>> MY MAIN FUNCTION WAS SAVING

LIVES.

>> Reporter: HE IS ONE OF THE

VETERANS HEADING TO NORMANDY,

WE SHOULD SAY HEADING BACK.

>> IT'S VERY EXCITING BUT ALSO

VERY DEEPLY MOVING.

IT BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES.

>> STUDENTS HAVE RAISED $9000,

THEIR GOAL, $25,000.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP GO TO

WRAL.COM AND CLICK ON THIS

STORY . KASEY CUNNINGHAM, WRAL