Normandy, France
Feb 1, 2017 14:24:53 #
Shutterbug61
Loc: Nazareth, PA
These three images are from a recent trip to France. They are from the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach, a very meaningful part of our trip.
Feb 1, 2017 14:34:50 #
Shutterbug61 wrote:
These three images are from a recent trip to France. They are from the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach, a very meaningful part of our trip.
If only some French will remember theses soldiers sacrifice !!
I was 6 years old when this person died for us .
Thanks for your sacrifice
Feb 1, 2017 14:36:16 #
Beautiful images of a both chilling and inspirational place.
My father was a sailor on a battleship shelling the coast from off of Utah beach. He left a journal behind. I've transcribed it to a .pdf and email it to anyone that might be interested.
My father was a sailor on a battleship shelling the coast from off of Utah beach. He left a journal behind. I've transcribed it to a .pdf and email it to anyone that might be interested.
Feb 1, 2017 14:36:33 #
Shutterbug61 wrote:
These three images are from a recent trip to France. They are from the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach, a very meaningful part of our trip.
A fine series.
Feb 1, 2017 14:56:50 #
Thank you for posting these pictures. I will never make it there in person. I was born 18 days later. I heard a lot about the war as a lad. I remember, you could buy a military Harley Davidson, for around three hundred dollars. My grandfather bought a military jeep, cheep. We used it mostly to pull implements on the farm. We too poor for a good tractor.
Feb 1, 2017 14:58:32 #
Feb 2, 2017 06:10:48 #
Shutterbug61 wrote:
These three images are from a recent trip to France. They are from the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach, a very meaningful part of our trip.
Nice captures. My dad was in the second wave there. American heroes one and all.
Feb 2, 2017 08:57:54 #
We were there 5 years ago. It is too bad that more Americans do not get to visit Normandy. It is a grim and beautiful reminder of what America is about, and what it has done for the world.
Feb 2, 2017 09:30:57 #
rdemarco52 wrote:
We were there 5 years ago. It is too bad that more Americans do not get to visit Normandy. It is a grim and beautiful reminder of what America is about, and what it has done for the world.
Feb 2, 2017 11:08:16 #
Feb 2, 2017 12:57:00 #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice captures. My dad was in the second wave there. American heroes one and all.
Thanks to them all I'm here today
Feb 2, 2017 13:05:05 #
Four people have sent me a message, including their email address, for a copy of my Dad's pocket journal written during the invasion.
Although he is not buried in Normandy, we now think he may have been mortally wounded. Based on current knowledge of PTSD, it appears he tried to wash it away with booze. Acute alcohol abuse killed him about 20 years later.
Anybody else want a copy of a journal written by a young, bright drafted sailor taking part in the invasion?
Although he is not buried in Normandy, we now think he may have been mortally wounded. Based on current knowledge of PTSD, it appears he tried to wash it away with booze. Acute alcohol abuse killed him about 20 years later.
Anybody else want a copy of a journal written by a young, bright drafted sailor taking part in the invasion?
Feb 2, 2017 13:51:29 #
Powerful images of a place where so many were lost, but so much was gained. We should never forget.
Feb 2, 2017 14:08:03 #
Now hear this! ANYONE WHO FORGETS WILL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN AS A LIBERAL!
tbell7D wrote:
Powerful images of a place where so many were lost, but so much was gained. We should never forget.
Feb 2, 2017 15:37:00 #
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