Normandy Beaches

Sept 15

We took a full-day tour to some of the beaches and towns that were key to the Allied invasion of Normandy that on June 6, 1944, D-Day, ended World War II.

Our guide was a young Welsh man who has always been obsessed with WWII and Normandy in particular. He was a true historian who shared vivid details of the events leading up to the invasion as well as the invasion itself.

When I figure out how to get the photos from my camera into this blog I’ll write captions to tell the story. But, standing on Utah and Omaha beaches where so many American, English and Canadian young men lost their lives were solemn experiences that made one appreciate the price of freedom.

The other thing that was moving is just how much the people of this whole Normandy peninsula still appreciate what the Americans (nd other Allies) did to liberate France and the world from Nazi rule. Inside churches many of the stained glass windows that were blown out during the war by bombs and bullets have been recreated, but with paratroopers and D-Day messages along with the various religious images.