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D-Day + 2 （于水清） To our astonishment, just two days after we had received our confidential orders to join the D-Day landing troops, and after a day fighting and seeing many of my friends killed by the enemy, we found ourselves outside a peaceful village in France. It was so sudden, after the mess and confusion of war on the beach. It was late afternoon, and the sun was setting on a perfect country scene of farm buildings, a main street, a few shops ,a garage and a church . But we hesitated because we were aware that there might still have been enemy soldiers. Our lieutenant told Private Kowalski and me to advance and check the village. As we entered the main street, a young woman on a tractor drove out of the garage, saw us and called out something in French. Immediately five men came out of the bar, and two more from a farmyard, holding guns. I took off my helmet and yelled, “American! Put your guns down !” They gathered round us, shouting and shaking our hands. Some women appeared and kissed us. We soon understood that the enemy had abandoned the village, so Kowalski went back to the others to let them know it was safe. I walked into a barbershop and stroked my chin ,to show I needed to shave. The barber had a magnificent moustache, which he used wax to keep in shape. He filled a tin with cold water, and took out a razor from a drawer. He used a leather sharpener on the razor, and then gave me the best shave I had had in years. Finally he picked up a pair of scissors and comb , and cut my hair. When the rest of our company arrived, they unloaded their baggage and bedding while the villagers brought out some jars of wine, and laid a table in the middle of the street, which they then covered with plates of potatoes and carrots, ham and sausages. Someone shouted “Cheers!” in English and we all drank to liberation and to the French constitution.Some of our boys had never tasted wine before, and spat it out, thinking it was vinegar. We gave stockings to the women, which they loved, and in return, 1 they gave us perfume for our girlfriends. I was too ashamed to admit that I was too young to have a girlfriend. But the villagers treated us like heroes, and for a brief moment ,I felt that all the fear and danger had been worthwhile. But I also remembered my friends who had died earlier that day, and wondered if they would have agreed. 2 本文来源：https://www.dywdw.cn/27f62754ddccda38366baf0c.html
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2022-10-30
