Peaceful Beauty American Cemetery and Memorial Omaha Beach Normandy France #2

by Wayne Moran

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Peaceful Beauty American Cemetery and Memorial Omaha Beach Normandy France #2

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Wayne Moran

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography

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American Cemetery and Memorial Omaha Beach Normandy France

The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American troops who died in Europe during World War II. It is located on the site of the former temporary battlefield cemetery of Saint Laurent, covers 172.5 acres and contains 9,388 burials.

A memorial in the cemetery includes maps and details of the Normandy landings and military operations that followed. At the memorial's center is Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves, a bronze statue. The cemetery also includes two different flag poles which at two different times people gather around the American flags to watch them lower and fold both flags. This not only honors the United States but all the 9388 people in the cemetery plus everyone who fought in the war.

The cemetery, which was dedicated in 1956, is the most visited cemetery run by the American Battle Monuments Commission with one million visitors a year. In 2007, the ABMC opened a visitor center at the cemetery, relating the global significance and meaning of Operation Overlord.

Cemetery Information
https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/normandy-american-cemetery

The museum
http://www.musee-memorial-omaha.com/en/partenaire/american-cemetery/

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September 21st, 2019

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