12 Images of Normandy Today, Part One: Omaha Beach

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

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

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

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