October 21st...So I can see how WWII buffs could spend days or even weeks in the Normandy area alone! There are monuments and/or memorials in almost every town - and what seem to be random roadways/places. It just emphasizes how much the French people still live and breathe the ramifications of the German regime occupying their country for years and the subsequent liberation.
We decided to head West and work our way back with our first stop at the German Military Cemetery...and final resting place of 21k soldiers.
Next was Utah Beach and the memorial there to learn about the efforts of the thousands of American soldiers who arrived that June 6th morning and fought throughout the summer. We learned a ton - including more about the 101st airborne division/Easy Company which inspired the 'Band of Brothers' series.
On to Omaha Beach...
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