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Derrick Van Orden: “I don't think people understand how many hundreds of UD…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) Extended Interview

Published | Video Starts at 01:41

The early forefathers for your brothers, our NCdus, were here. Those are naval combat demolition units. And then UD tears came from that. And then seals came from UD tears, so we came out. I don't think people understand how many hundreds of UD tears died on the beaches in Normandy, clearing the obstacles so that the rest of the folks could get in here. And we did much more work in the Pacific. Bloody coagulating everywhere. It's just amazing. So to be able to come here and rep hard for my guys. (01:41–02:29)

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Asserts that hundreds of UD tears died on the beaches in Normandy during WWII.

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