Her father might have been the pilot of United Flight 93, but Penney and her commanding officer had a singular focus.
The film draws on the story of an actual soldier named Fritz Niland and a U.S. War Department 'sole-survivor' directive designed to keep families from losing every one of their sons.
Both leaders knew the Allies must invade Normandy, but faced many obstacles before carrying out Operation Overlord.
Slavery was so profitable, it sprouted more millionaires per capita in the Mississippi River valley than anywhere in the nation.
