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... there. It was beautiful, haunting, and eerie to see the sight of where the troupes landed on D-Day. When I was in the museum, I was listening to an interactive audio recording of soldier’s experiences from D-Day, and the first button I happened to push was of a soldier from Mt. Vernon, IL! What a small world. To climb down to the actual beach part of Omaha Beach took awhile. It’s ...

Next stop were we stepping back in time even further...to 1066 to be exact and the battle of Hastings which is deplicated on a 70 m piece of embroidded cloth known as the Bayeux taperstry. On entry to the tapestry you are given an audio guide which provides a running commentry on what is ...

... we drove past Courseulles code name Juno Beach and onto Arromanches code name Gold Beach and where the famous Mulberry Harbour was built.

The Mulberry Harbour was made by the British. Over a dozen old ships on their last voyage were intentionally sunk as the foundation of the harbours break wall. Several dozen extremely large concrete blocks which were transported across the seas ...

Arrived at Ouistreham just before dark and found an Aire de Service right on the beach and this time it was free! The downside was it was right next to the ferry terminal and the 6am ferry to Portmouth the next day was kill the tranquilo the next morning. Kim's Maison du Scooby cooked up a storm. Pork fajitas on rice - delicious. I gave it 5 stars.

The trip to Normandy was a lot to absorb. It's hard to believe, that my grandfather Kelly was there on D-Day over 60 years ago.I certainly do not think I would have survived. I am thankful he did, I wouldn't be here. Nor my mother and her siblings, my sisters, or my nieces. His sacrifice has not only affected the existence of my own life, but the daily lives ...

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... Omaha and Utah beaches. The Rangers were tasked here to climb the cliff faces and take out these guns to allow more reserves onto these beaches. The cliff tops here look like the lunar surface from Allied bombings with concrete bunkers and howitzers poking out of them. The Rangers had a tough time - and some half of their numbers never made it to the top. We went then to Ste Mere-Eglise where the 101st Airborne parachuted ...

... know if there was something different about the way the air smelled. ... It sure is something. Something is sacred about this place. After wiping my eyes several times, and calming my nerves a bit (the hair on my arms kept standing on end as my body surged with adrenaline!) ... we headed to the 360 degree Arromanches theater where we watched a twenty minute movie that featured modern day video mixed with flashbacks to original footage from the war ...

... would have been brutal to operate during combat as the driver was completed exposed, no armor anywhere on the thing. Also in the collection was a half-track, Bren Universal Carrier, Brit track arty piece (reminds me of the US Priest, but it uses a different caliber), and a US Quad 50cal Anti Air piece. After this I wandered into a room that had a ton of equipment and German weapons. A MG34 (smaller & lighter than the 42, panzer Faust ...