When 156,000 Allied soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, Ralph Shug Jordan was one of them. In fact, Shug was one of the few people to know the secret details of the landings prior to June 6, 1944.⁣ ⁣ Jordan helped plan many amphibious landings during World War II. He was mainly in charge of logistics as a member of the U.S. Army's First Engineer Special Brigade. The D-Day dress rehearsal code name was "Exercise Tiger." Shug didn't have any input on the name, sadly.⁣ ⁣ "There were no atheists on those boats," Shug reflected on the moments just before storming Utah Beach.⁣ ⁣ Tucked inside Shug’s boot was a clipping of the Jan. 1, 1944, Auburn Plainsman. It featured one of the first printings of the Auburn Creed, written by Shug's mentor - George Petrie.⁣ ⁣ During the D-Day invasions, Jordan took shrapnel to his left arm & shoulder. Despite the fever and losing usage of his arm, Shug fought on, refusing to be evacuated to the hospital ship. Shug's men couldn't find him for some time...