Posted on Jun 6, 2021
Normandy Commemorates D-Day With Small Crowds, But A Big Heart
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When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.
Several ceremonies were being held Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and western Europe from Nazi control, and honor those who fell.
When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.
Several ceremonies were being held Sunday to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and western Europe from Nazi control, and honor those who fell.
Normandy Commemorates D-Day With Small Crowds, But A Big Heart
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WWII World War Two
D-Day
Military History
Europe
France
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A number of years ago, my youngest son (an Eagle Scout) went with his troop to clean the beach prior to the ceremonies that year.
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My grandfather observed the 70th commemorative service in Normandy with my uncle. For his emotional healing, my grandfather needed to see the place that forever changed his life.
My grandfather died in the early days of COVID-19. He was admitted for observation after several falls. Doctors discovered that he'd recently had a heart attack and had an active case of pneumonia-like symptoms. He passed away a couple of days later.
Like so many other WWII veterans, he was quiet about his service time. He and my great-uncle (his younger brother) both served and they have left a legacy of service that extends to his son, his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren.
There are reasons that we call them, "The greatest generation." My grandfather embodied every single one of them.
My grandfather died in the early days of COVID-19. He was admitted for observation after several falls. Doctors discovered that he'd recently had a heart attack and had an active case of pneumonia-like symptoms. He passed away a couple of days later.
Like so many other WWII veterans, he was quiet about his service time. He and my great-uncle (his younger brother) both served and they have left a legacy of service that extends to his son, his grandchildren and his great-grandchildren.
There are reasons that we call them, "The greatest generation." My grandfather embodied every single one of them.
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