American Soil in France

I made mention of the fact that the team had spent a couple of hours on American soil. We had an opportunity to see Omaha Beach and the Cemetary of over 9000 American Soldiers who gave thier lives in WWII at both Omaha and Utah Beaches. The French Government has deeded the land at Omaha beach to the U.S.

The emblem in this first photo should look familair to all of you. It is a silent reminder of home.

This photo shows only a small amount of the graves, but I liked it because of the flags flying above the graves.
There were many others who died this day that were brought home to the U.S. and burried.
There were also about 1500 names on a wall outside of the cemetary of men who were never found.
In all 27,000 Americans gave their lives to stop Hitler on DDay alone. Being at this cemetary was sobering. I think every american should have an opportunity to see this place.

Photoman