Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 11, 2014 Since a few years my interest in D-Day has grown. I never visited Normandy, so my family and I decided to go here with the 70th commemorations. We stayed in a rental near St Lo, so it was 50 minutes to the beaches. I was given the task to prepare an agenda for our stay from June 5th - June 8th. On the 5th we arrived and we visited Utah Beach. Dakota's filled with paratroopers on their way to Utah, including 93 year old airborne veteran Jim Pee Wee Martin From the Dunes Clearing the beach from mines View from a bunker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted June 11, 2014 June 6th 5:00am on our way to Carentan where we were escorted to Colleville sur Mer After we parked our car in Mosles we had to take a bus to the cemetery. Guess how the VIP's travelled... My first time at the cemtery. Very emotional. Below those crosses lies someone who died for our freedom View on Omaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted June 11, 2014 Obama thanks the veterans. I did the same afterwards, because those men fought for our freedom. No words... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 11, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 11, 2014 Great pics. Maybe our paths crossed without realizing it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted June 11, 2014 Afternoon. Found an old kiln. Someone was here before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted June 11, 2014 The ceremony at the 29th infantry division monument. One of my little brothers asked what the stripes meant on the arms from the American soldiers. I asked two men with many stripes with my brother. They told me everything about it, including the fact they were the current commanders of the 29th infantry division. Oops, I didn't expect this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted June 11, 2014 Omaha and Pointe du Hoc in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted June 11, 2014 I'll post the pictures of Saturday later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normandy1944 Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted June 11, 2014 Great pics. Maybe our paths crossed without realizing it?! Thanks. Could be indeed. However, our rental wasn't near the beaches and the dropzones, so we only went to ceremonies and places we really wanted to see. We skipped St Mere Eglise, because a Vietnam veteran told us it was very crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted June 11, 2014 Share #10 Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks. Could be indeed. However, our rental wasn't near the beaches and the dropzones, so we only went to ceremonies and places we really wanted to see. We skipped St Mere Eglise, because a Vietnam veteran told us it was very crowded. He was not wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 22, 2014 Share #11 Posted June 22, 2014 Great pictures , Thanks for sharing! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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