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Day 3: Normandy
... There was a monument to Major Winters of the 101 Airborne ( Easy Company) in an area where the paratroopers were dropped, scattered, before the D-Day push to trap the enemy from behind. After visiting all of the cities where grandpa went on his campaign, we opted for a late lunch/early dinner at a family restaurant in Carentan aptly called, "The 101st Airborne Restaurant and Bar." Okay, we thought it would be a tourist trap ...
The D Day beaches of Normandy!
Back in 2003 Ken & I participated in a RV tour of Europe. We visited Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and France during that three week trip. As part of that trip we took a bus tour of the Normandy invasion beaches. It was a somber day and one that we have not forgotten.
We had always said that if we ever found ourselves back in France we would make every effort to re-visit the Normandy area. So, here ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 3
After leaving the cemetery, we headed up the coast to the beach memorial further along Omaha beach. The whole day was overcast, so we couldn't tell where the silver sky ended and the reflection of it in the sea began. I thought I would feel some sort of profound sadness standing there, in the place where so many have died; but all i felt was the wind. It fact, it was kind of serine. The events of 70 years ago are just a shadow of what remains. In truth, people use this beach as ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 2
... American flag, Canadian, French, and Military. It is the perfect place for a soldier to pray to his god and country. I noticed that, unlike the Nazi policy of discrimination, the Americans and French celebrated their soldiers' religious differences; they buried their Jewish soldiers beneath Jewish stars.
The cemetery is a very quiet place. Not many people spoke, and if they did, it was very quietly. The area is so extensive that speaking at ...
The Beaches of Normandy Weekend: Part 1
... through a time line of events. It felt very much like an intense, thorough version of high school history class. Although, saw things in the museum that they would have never shared with us in a high school history class. I really feel now that i understand the panic, the devastation, the need for there to be hope back home in the States for the boys to come home. There was a brief section on the war in the Pacific; in every picture I looked for my grandfather. The ...
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