Remembering D-Day

Mmk, so I've now finished this post..... weeks after I should have. As a result, I forgot probably half of the commentary I was going to write along with the photos. Nonetheless, the images are pretty amazing and really don't need me to explain them.



In a single day trip from Caen, France, our group stopped at a German cemetery, Pointe du Hoc, and Omaha Beach... All three famous as being directly connected to D-Day.This first picture is from the German Cemetery (I unfortunately cannot remember the name of it right now and don't feel like rooting around for the pamphlet with the name on it). We only stopped for half an hour because we had a lot on our schedule for the day, but even the half hour was worth it. It's a little strange to see flowers on some of the graves and know that even today, family members travel to France to remember German relatives who died during WWII.

From there we traveled to Pointe du Hoc, located on the coast. It's the cliff in between Omaha and another D-Day beach. Kevin is standing in the crater left by a shell... the entire area is littered by these huge holes in the ground.



This cliff is also part of the Pointe du Hoc area; it's the location where a specialized unit was trained to scale the cliff walls during the night in an attempt to take over the area.

Both this and the picture below were taken on Omaha beach, one faces the coastline directly, while the other is a long shot down the beach.


This is the entrance to the cemetery portion of the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach. The cemetery sits on top of the hill, overlooking the actual beach.


Just a small portion of the crosses.