The 1944 Normandy invasion was the largest amphibious operation in history.
Less than a year later, American forces hit the beach at Okinawa — the largest landing in the Pacific.
Fred Bridges saw them both.
At age 91, the World War II veteran still is immersed in history, but in a different role: He’s a long-serving volunteer at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
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