On the 4th of July, our first stop in Normandy was the Caen war memorial / museum.
It was a really interesting place to see the history behind the start of WWII.
We then went to the American Cemetery, and as we walked in there was a high school band from the US playing the national anthem, as well as a few other songs. It was quite a moving experience to be there on the 4th of July.
Down at Omaha Beach.
We stopped at Pointe du Hoc, and enjoyed walking around the craters and the bombed-out fortifications.
We next stopped in St Mere Eglise, one of the first towns liberated on D-Day by US airborne troops.
The church in St Mere Eglise, where a paratrooper got caught on the steeple.
Nash, Grant, and I then went out to Cherbourg to see a site with several coastal guns, tobruks, etc..
It was amazing to see so many of the defenses and fortifications still in tact.
And down to the beach, checking out the wildlife.
