Army veteran and D-Day hero Sgt. Maj. Robert Blatnik dead at 100

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An Army veteran from Texas who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day with 900 men under his command has died at the age of 100. Sgt.

Maj. Robert Blatnik died Saturday, according to CBS 11 Dallas. Blatnik was 93 when he returned in 2013 to Omaha Beach stopping at the exact spot where he landed on June 6, 1944, the station reported.

Robert Blatnik at the age of 89, when he took part in competition with nearly 700 military veterans age 55 or older at the National Veterans Golden Age Games.

Blatnik won gold medals in shuffleboard, swimming, discus and shot put competitions.  (U.S. Army) “Oh dear Father thank you for having saved my life,” he said as he got down on his hands and knees on the hallowed ground.