Fort Bragg Stories: 'Rock' Merritt is a living legend
At 94, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth “Rock” Merritt is something of a living legend in the Fort Bragg community.During World War II, Merritt was a young paratrooper with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was one of thousands of soldiers who jumped into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944.“The war into Normandy, I guess simply put, it was hell. That’s really what it was,” Merritt said.Merritt landed in a briar patch surrounded by […]
