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How to use the word Omaha in a Sentence?

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We went by the Statue of Liberty, and all that was in our minds was we might never see it again, but we made it back — a lot of us, sniper rifleman Leslie Simmler of West Chester, Pennsylvania, landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy with Infantry Division ….

Private First Class Ernest Marvel

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

After a careful assessment of the program, I am confident that under new leadership, Omaha Basketball can achieve sustainable success at the top of our league, and we are committed to elevating the program’s stature.

Adrian Dowell

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

And on the back, right where it says ‘Sprite’ I put ‘Dad’s Sprite' in honor of my father, who is a World War II veteran, landed on Omaha beach, buried at Arlington, he was a great American, a great patriot, and he would really appreciate that I had that car today.

Caitlyn Jenner

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’ve been trying to find these really cool, iconic locations, places that do n’t get to normally experience Major League Baseball, we had one in Omaha, and Fort Bragg, and now our first game in Iowa. This one has a special sort of feeling to it because the movie itself was such a widely appealing movie. Even non-baseball fans watch that movie and love that movie because of that message and storytelling in the movie.

Chris Marinak

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

This partnership with ESPN and The Walt Disney Company reflects an ongoing, shared commitment to offering fans fun, innovative content, eSPN+ has been a terrific partner for Omaha Productions as we built out The Places franchise and we’re excited to co-create a new MegaCast format that will have something for everyone.

The Manning

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It’s good for the younger guys to experience it and know what it’s like to be in Omaha and what it’s like to win, it will motivate the younger guys even more to come back next year and finish unfinished business here.

Cole Quintanilla

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I think we’re going to shock the world again, we're not satisfied. We didn’t get here just to get to a super and just to get to Omaha. We’re trying to go for the whole thing.

Brock Jones

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We are working closely with the CHI Health Center team and are committed to delivering a safe and memorable experience for every athlete coming to Omaha to chase their dreams and to compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

Josh Todd

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We are concerned that both Baltimore and Atlanta remain at a very high level, kansas City, Portland, Omaha, of course what we talked about in the Central Valley( in California).

Central Valley.Despite Birx

Found on CNN
3 years ago

David Pottier said of United States. Thepandemic has wreaked havoc across the world, infecting 6.6 million people, killing over 391,000 and devastating economies.It poses a particular threat to the elderly like the surviving D-Day veterans who are in their late nineties or older. It has also affected the younger generations who turn out every year to mark the occasion. Most have been barred from traveling to the windswept coasts of American Normandy. In this photo taken on Thursday, June 4, 2020, two people stop to look at an information board at Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Some 160,000 soldiers made the perilous crossing from England that day in atrocious conditions, storming dunes which they knew were heavily defended by German troops determined to hold their positions. Somehow, they succeeded. Yet they left a trail of thousands of casualties who have been mourned for generations since. Last year stood out, with U.S. President Donald Trump joining his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the American cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach. A smattering of veterans were honored with the highest accolades. All across the beaches of American Normandy tens of thousands came from across the globe to pay their respects to the dead and laud the surviving soldiers. The acrid smell of wartime-era jeep exhaust fumes and the rumble of old tanks filled the air as parades of vintages vehicles went from village to village. The tiny roads between the dunes, hedges and apple orchards were clogged for hours, if not days. FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, French Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron, watch a flyover during a ceremony to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the American Normandy cemetery, in Colleville-sur-Mer, American Normandy, France. In sharp contrast to the 75th anniversary of D-Day, this year's 76th will be one of the loneliest remembrances ever, as the coronavirus pandemic is keeping nearly everyone from traveling. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Heading into the D-Day remembrance weekend this year, only the salty brine coming off the ocean on Omaha Beach hits the nostrils, the shrieks of seagulls pierce the ears and a sense of desolation hangs across the regions country roads. Last year this place was full with jeeps, trucks, people dressed up as soldiers.

Eric Angely

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Hisjob was to provide coverfor the Army soldiers that were going ashore and tryingto climb the bluffs at Omaha Beach.

Barry Svrluga

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Omaha has 13 miles of flood control on the Missouri River. The levee is safe and the river is not expected to compromise the levee. The levee is being monitored as a precaution.

Jean Stothert

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It’s why GIs gave their lives at Omaha Beach and Iwo Jima; Iraq and Afghanistan – and why men and women from Selma to Stonewall were prepared to give theirs as well, so that’s what we mean when we say America is exceptional. Not that our nation has been flawless from the start, but that we have shown the capacity to change, and make life better for those who follow.

President Obama

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

All of a sudden Omaha will be less identified with Berkshire Hathaway, and it will be a change.

Ernie Goss

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are very concerned about older gang members putting pressure on younger members to do Omaha Police dirty work, they are barely at the age for intervention.

Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think Omaha Beach was Omaha Beach, we didn't know about those names then, of course. All I knew was Omaha Beach. I didn't even know how extensive the landings were.

Walter Cronkite

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I've been in Omaha long enough to know generally what happens at these parties. to the person who pulled the trigger, I want to say it's just senseless. It just needs to stop. I now have a 1-year-old grandson that has no mother.

Kristina Young

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour; at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.

Stephen Ambrose, D-Day, page 577

added by anonymous
13 years ago

During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.

Stephen Ambrose

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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