Sunday, May 25, 2014

A 70th Anniversary Tour of Normandy

CDB Tours  and the owner/operators are serious about their business. When we settled into the van the first morning  we were supplied with  manuals that detailed what we would see that day and listened to audio tapes as we rode along as well.  Add to this Eddie's vast military knowledge and interesting personal stories and you have a recipe for a most successful tour.   Among the sites:  St. Mere Eglise (US 82nd and 101st Airborne Division) Utah Beach, Point du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the American Military Cemetery.   Another day we visited the Pegasus Bridge, Sword, Juno and Gold Beaches, Longues (the German Coastal Battery) and on the final day, Bayeux and the historic tapestry.
Bunker at Point du Hoc held a powerful German gun
Point du Hoc

German Bunker - Point du Hoc
 
Jim, Rick and Jim at St Mere Eglese
St Mere Eglese - model of trapped paratrooper

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