75 Years Ago

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My wife, oldest son, and I took a cruise this spring, with stops in
Ireland, London, Belgium, and Le Havre, France. We opted for a tour of
Normandy (instead of 6 hours round trip to "visit" Paris). Our first stop
was Arromanches-les-Bains, where one can see the remains of one of the
Mulberry harbors erected by the British to expedite unloading of ships
after the landing. We ate lunch at Port en Bessin, where a large fuel
storage tank was established to feed the armies moving inland, fed by
pipelines laid across the English Channel. After lunch, we visited the
American cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach, then drove to and along Omaha
Beach. We stopped at Vierville-sur-Mer to actually see the beach and the
monument to the Bedford Boys. It was a very moving day and seeing the
beaches and the cliffs behind them gave a new appreciation of what happened
75 years ago. Pictures and movies just can't do it justice.

Bruce in Blacksburg
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