Watching the ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of D-Day gave me poignant reminders of my own visit to the area some 5 years ago. The area is astounding, especially the area around Point du Hoc where fierce fighting occurred, with US Rangers fighting literally straight up. This was the post I quickly drafted after we got back. I’ve added a gallery of pictures, something I meant to do – but did not get to.
Spent the last five days in France. It was outstanding-especially as we went to visit the Normandy Beaches. Pix to follow over the next few days.
So here is where I spent my 4th-no
“Not for the dead, not for the more than fifty million real dead in the world’s worst catastrophe: victors and vanquished, combatants and civilians, people of so many nations, men, women and children, all cut down. For them, there can be no new earthly dawn. Yet though their bones lie in the darkness of the grave, they will not have died in vain, if their remembrance can lead us from the long, long time of war to the time of peace. ” -Herman Wouk
