Thursday It’s only when you get there that you realise the scale of the D day landings. Imagine landings at 5 different points each of about 20km in length between Woy Woy and Nelson Bay. Imagine the planning needed to organise for 2 artificial harbours made of concrete to be constructed and floated over from Britain by the 3rd day so that supplies for the more than 1 million men who were put ashore in the first month can be maintained. And imagine the horror of the first wave of men as they moved ashore. This has been quite a profound experience. As we drove around, the most moving moment i think was to visit the war cemetery at Bayeux. There are mostly Canadians and brits there but a sprinkling of Australians. Most poignantly those airmen
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