12 Images of Normandy Today, Part One: Omaha Beach
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12 Images of Normandy Today, Part One: Omaha Beach

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The Normandy region of France is today a breathtaking place, peaceful and quaint. It is hard for me to imagine what it looked like when my grandfather’s landing craft landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day–and surely 19-year-old him could never have thought, my granddaughter will visit this as a tourist destination; my great-granddaughter will run and play on these beaches.

I will post a series of photos from our March visit to the beaches, memorials, and museums in the region of Normandy.  First up: Omaha Beach

wwii american cemetery, beaches of normandy, D-Day
I can’t imagine this place amidst war
wwii american cemetery, beaches of normandy, D-Day
This bramble is a little more like what I can picture during war
beaches of normandy, D-Day, wwii american cemetery, wwii memorial
The views were beautiful from the WWII memorial American Cemetery
beaches of normandy, D-Day
The countryside was dotted with old French stone farmhouses, reminding me of some of what you see in WWII movies
wwii, church, french stone buildings
The countryside consists of tiny towns still today
road trip in france, wwii
Our road trip took us through the entire region of Normandy
normandy coastline, wwii, beaches of normandy, D-Day
Our first approach to Omaha Beach
jewish and christian graves together, star of david gravestone, beaches of normandy, D-Day
The American cemetery
boat from wwii, beaches of normandy, D-Day
an old landing craft
boat from wwii, beaches of normandy, D-Day
I could picture guys rushing off the boat
boat from wwii, beaches of normandy, D-Day
another old watercraft
little girl drawing in the sand, great-granddaughter of WWII veteran, the beaches of normandy, beaches of normandy, D-Day
A tribute to her Great-Grandfather, a veteran of D-Day who turns 90 next week.

 

 

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Kari Martindale

Kari Martindale likes words, so she uses them a lot. Kari sits on the Board of Maryland Writers' Association and is involved with various nonprofits. She writes spoken word poetry, children's books, and other stuff, like whatever blog post you just read. Kari has visited over 35 countries and all 50 States, and is always planning her next road trip. She likes her family a lot; they tolerate her just fine.
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