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Reliving D-Day, With Paintballs And Referees

Members of the Allied team take cover on the "beach" — the field that faces the tree line where the Axis team has embedded.  Thousands of people traveled to a field in Jim Thorpe, Pa., to re-enact one of the most famous battles in history using paintball guns instead of real ammo. (Rob Sachs for NPR)
Members of the Allied team take cover on the "beach" — the field that faces the tree line where the Axis team has embedded. Thousands of people traveled to a field in Jim Thorpe, Pa., to re-enact one of the most famous battles in history using paintball guns instead of real ammo. (Rob Sachs for NPR)

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