Harry heard Gerta calling him out of his daydream. "Honey, lets go for a walk along the road and then up the bluff." Harry nodded his agreement. He put his pants on. Gerta followed by putting a wrap-around skirt over her bathing suit.
Harry rolled up the beach towels and put them under his arm. Then he jumped on top of the sea wall, turned and extended his hand to help Gerta up. The couple slowly walked along the road arm-in-arm.
They came to a dirt trail, running up the bluff. Gerta leaned over and whispered in Harry's ear, "Follow me, soldier. I want to find a place where I can fuck your brains out." Harry laughed, then followed her up the trail....
....Chambers soon discovered that the sea wall did not offer much protection. German mortar crews were bombarding the huddled Americans. Men were screaming in pain all around him. Then one big soldier bellowed, "Fuck this. I ain't waitin' around to get killed." With that exclamation, the big GI jumped to the top of the sea wall, ran across the road, and began making his way up the bluff. Encouraged by his bravery, other GI's began to scamper across the road. Some made it, some didn't.
After enduring two more mortar explosions, Chambers decided to follow a corporal across the road. He jumped on top of the sea wall and ran as fast as he could. Because of his wound, he was slower than the corporal. This probably saved his life. About a yard ahead of Chambers, the corporal suddenly flew in the air, on top of an mine blast.
Chambers kept running. He dove into the bushes at the base of the bluff, hoping to Christ that he didn't land on a mine. He lay for a minute breathing heavily, collecting his thoughts. He had not drawn enemy fire. There was a trail heading up the bluff. Wanting to get as far away as possible from deadly Omaha, Chambers decided to follow the trail....
....When they reached the top of the bluff, Gerta and Harry turned to look at the vista. Gerta excitedly pulled on Harry's arm. "Look, over there."
She pointed at one of the old German blockhouses kept intact as memorials to the great battle. Gerta walked quickly over to the heavy metal door and found that it had a big hole in it, making for easy entry. The blockhouse did not appear to attract many visitors, since it was in a relatively isolated area. It seemed to be the perfect "place" Gerta was seeking.