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View from the Beach

View from the Beach

Posted by Dennis on 24th Jun 2024, 10:44am

With a love for history and travel I had the perfect jobs before entering the flag business of working for companies with facilities all of the world. With plenty of weekend time at my disposal, one of my frequent destinations while in France was the Coast of Normandy.

With this being the 80th anniversary of D-Day, it brought back a flood of emotions of multiple visits to Pointe de Hauc, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery. I am sure you have seen the photos and films of the Americans landing at Omaha Beach and the machine gun fire they faced as their landing crafts approached the shore.

Venturing only a few feet into the surf and turning around and looking inland I can not image what the young men were feeling. The Omaha Beach Memorial seen here is one of many tributes to the young men who were part of that historic day. The Bravery of the Greatest Generation can not be overstated.