On our trip to France in September, we stopped at the Normandy beaches, site of the Allied Forces landing on D-Day.
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It was a peaceful, quiet day...
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... but reminders of that terrible war were still there.
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What a different world this might be if those men and women hadn't been willing to give the ultimate sacrifice.
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All I can say is, thank you.
Beautiful photos and tribute.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Hello Cheryl,
ReplyDeleteI have been there a long time ago, and looking at your photos gives me what we call in French "chair de poule" (creeping of the skin ?).
Everyone should remember !...
Martine, from Touraine.