A photo story of Merno Sanchez, deceased husband of Mary Sanchez and father of John, Phillip, Stephen and Cindy May. Merno was among the first to land on Omaha Beach on D Day 6 June 1944; a true hero and survivor of World War II                                  

 Jesse Angel, friend of Merno Sanchez, WWII Veteran of The 6th Engineer Special Brigade and survivor of Normandy,  now lives in Mason City, Iowa