
In August 2007, I was privileged to stand on Omaha Beach on a misty, overcast morning not unlike the men faced that historic day. As I stood on that long stretch of sand and gazed at those high bluffs which once bristled with machine guns, I was moved deeply. We've all seen the movies and watched the footage - men dashing with rifles in hand, stumbling in the waves, beckoning their buddies onward, sheltering against debris - falling to the sand. But being there and feeling that sand beneath my feet gave me another level of understanding.

Sixty-eight years ago, 155,000 American, British Commonwealth, and Free French troops landed in the biggest amphibious operation in history, along with free people from many other occupied nations. Take a moment today and remember those who risked their lives, who gave their lives so we can live in freedom.
Sounds like such a moving experience. Sobering and humbling to reflect on. I'm so thankful for those who have served our country.
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Thank you for writing about the time you spent on Normandy in 2007. I can well image the emotions you felt while considered the carnage that once lined those beaches. Thankful for my father-in-law who was there as a very young British soldier and who also survived Dunkirk.
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