Front of Omaha Beach memorial

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Four years ago I was excited about planning my first visit to World War II sites. We took a jaunt to Pointe du Hoc, Arrowmanches where remnants of the massive floating Mulberry Harbour still remain, and the Normandy American Cemetery. But I never wrote about our jaunt to one ofContinue Reading

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I’m not sure why I never wrote about our jaunt to Arromanches before. I wrote about our jaunt to Pointe du Hoc and the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. But I never wrote anything about Arromanches. Hmm… Well, what better day to fix that than on June 6th in memoryContinue Reading

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I wanted to save writing about our jaunt to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial this past summer for a special occasion. Veteran’s Day presented the perfect opportunity. However, I wasn’t able to get it posted in time, so sadly I’m a day late. I’ve always wanted to visit NormandyContinue Reading