The date of the signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, June 28, 1919 has a deep meaning as the Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia five years prior on June 28, 1914. Setting the date for the signing was intentional and not a coincidence! Therefore, the two June 28 dates mark the bookends of …
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This magnificent sculpture represents the brave American youth ascending from the waves. Honoring the Brave Americans of D-Day. June 6, 1944 God Bless America! Normandy American Cemetery Burials: 9,380 Missing in Action: 1,557
At age 97 my dear friend Jack Port is currently in Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 Jack was in the 4th Division and took part in the second assault wave on Utah Beach. Here Jack is walking on Utah Beach in 2012. God bless Jack and all of the …
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The theme of the classic D-Day movie, The Longest Day. Turn up the volume! It was D-Day 2007 on Omaha Beach at H hour (6:30 AM) when a French re-enactor of the 29th Division waded into the surf carrying a magnificent rose. When he was about waist deep he gently placed the rose in …
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Thanking America’s Heroes! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 God Bless America Santa Fe National Cemetery