Gallery Description
Entrance to the Normandy American Cemetery.
The memorial consists of a semicircular colonnade with a loggia at each end containing large maps and narratives of the military operations
3 of us (former military) placed flowers at the memorial.
“Spirit of American Youth" statue.
This cemetery is managed by the American government, under Congressional acts that provide yearly financial support for maintaining them, with most military and civil personnel employed abroad. The U.S. flag flies over these granted soils.
The cemetery covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations.
A French class field trip. They are being shown how sand is rubbed on the marker to make the name stand out.
Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, is one of 3 metal of honors buried here.
Each marker gets a rose once a year. Most placed by local school groups.
Chapel
Mural depicting America blessing her sons before sending them off to war.
