Thanks for posting.

Wow. Great pictures and a ton of history there. I did a lot of research on the people and battles you mentioned and it really made it all sink in

I can't thank you enough for this "gift" so close to July 4th weekend. It is an amazing story, and there were no actors, all true soldiers there for the same reason.
Thx again

My wife and I were fortunate to spend four days in the Normandy area last year. Two days were spent with a guide that was well versed in events leading up to and following D Day. He led us through the events and locations that focused on Easy Co. as depicted in the movie �Band of Brothers�. It was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. Getting to stand in a bomb crater on Pointe Du Hoc still gives me chills. And the American cemetery at Omaha beach is one of the most beautiful, but sad, places you�ll ever see. I would highly recommend that you put a trip to Normandy on your bucket list. And I would also suggest that you hire a guide for at least part of your trip. There�s so many hidden, out of the way, things to see that you might otherwise miss.

Great pics and great stories. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing. I would love to make that trip someday when my kids are old enough to appreciate the history. It would be an experience that they, nor I, would ever forget.

I know the John Steele story, although I couldn't have told you his name. But I recall the later reports of that "poor dead American soldier" hanging by his chute from the church steeple, so effective he was at playing dead. If I remember correctly, he described seeing paratroopers exploding from their ammo loads being hit while still descending. Others were being gunned down as they hit the ground and were still tangled in their chutes.

I wouldn't wish that on anyone.