Normandy: No Words Can Possibly Do It Justice: Photos 21 to 30

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A lifetime of waiting has finally brought Jason to Normandy, the region in France where the D-day landings, codenamed Operation Overlord, took place and the subsequent Battle of Normandy. Without a doubt this has been one of the most amazing experiences we have ever had. Not just because Tracey's grandfather was among those soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach and bravely fought through Normandy, Belgium and Germany. And not just because this whole real life conflict of good vs. evil has fascinated Jason since he can remember. It's because when you are here, the stories you hear, the battle fields you walk, and monuments you see involve every human emotion there is and capture the imagination like nothing else.

While here we visited the two American beaches, Utah and Omaha. These are open beaches that you can walk freely. German bunkers are still there with very little damage. To see the vastness of these beaches at low tide and to imagine having to run the approximate 300 yards of distance under heavy fire just to reach the sea wall is unfathomable. That

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