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From Monet Gardens to Gardens of Stone: Seven Days on the AmaLyra, Part III.

By Ed Boitano
in :  World Travel

On the hallowed grounds of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial rest 9,387 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Operation Overlord landings and ensuing battles in the Allied liberation of France. Set high on a bluff above the Omaha Beachhead in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, it is one of the best-known military cemeteries and memorials in the world.

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Normandy – 77 years later, what do YOU recall of the 1944, June 6th invasion?

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel

June 6th is a historic and memorable day for me. In 2004, when I was on KNX1070 with my travel show, I was in Normandy, France, at the invite of the French government, to be part of the world-wide media celebrating the 60th anniversary of D-Day – June 6th in 1944 when the allies invaded Europe. It was spine-chilling and …

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Returning to Normandy – A Personal WW2 Reflection

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
US Navy Band at D-Day Normandy Anniversary celebration

Last month many in Europe, and possibly others around the world, celebrated the 75th Anniversary of June 6th, 1944, when the Allies invaded Normandy in France to begin WW2’s liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny. As a result of this 2019 Anniversary of the 1944 invasion, newspapers, television shows, magazines, and the media in general, were filled with photos of that June 6th day in 1944, along with remembrances by the few remaining WW2 military that – amazingly – are still with us.

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