Saturday, October 15 we went on a 9 hour Overlord tour of D-Day sights. In 2014 we did a DIY version and going on this tour we saw many things I was unaware of before. We signed up for the all day Utah Beach and Omaha Beach tour, but they combined us with the Band of Brothers tour. It was a great. Our guide, Yannick, has been interested in D-Day and WWII since he was 14 years old and is very enthusiastic about his job. He really made history come alive. What we saw and heard was inspiring, tragic and emotional. They love Americans in Normandy and American flags are flying everywhere. They haven’t forgotten how we saved them. I’m sure it’s the same in the British and Canadian sectors.

Church in Sainte-Mére-Eglise where a paratrooper landed and was caught on the roof.
Stained glass window in the church that includes scenes from the invasion.
Another window in church with references to D-Day.
In this church, built in the 1200’s, 2 American medics took care of 70 wounded soldiers, including 30 Germans. The bloodstained pews are still there.
Stained glass window in the church
Stained glass window in the church
American Cemetery
Bunker at Pointe du Hoc
Pointe du Hoc
Cliffs they scaled during the invasion
There are many craters from the bombs and mortars
Omaha Beach