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Wes and Joanne at Omaha Beach

We learned to understand the logistics, strategies, and errors made during the Normandy Landing.
Normandy, France Looking Back on Veteran's Day 2012

November 11th 2012
It is Veteran's Day in the US. I was looking through my travel blogs and couldn't find a Normandy Blog. Normandy is where the largest military landing in history took place on June 6, 1944. Monuments, museums, bunkers and cemetaries are a living commemoration to the Battle of Normandy. Our trip, via a Uniworld River Cruise from Paris to Normandy and back, was years ago. But, since ... read more
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French Flag Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more
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Joanne & Wes DeVoe
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We are a couple, now in our early 70's, traveling in a 34" Holiday Vacationer Motor Home. Wes is a GE pensioner who just ended a 50 + year career, most recently consulting with the company. Joanne is a Public Relations specialist who runs her own "boutique" agency. Fall of 2015 began our 13th year keeping this travel blog. In the winter, we travel to and through Florida. We plan our route to include places of interest going to and fro and have included Williamsburg, Baltimore, Washington DC, St. Augustine, Savannah, Charlestown, Myrtle Beach, Florida's Pan Handle, New Orleans, Atlanta, Memph... full info
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12th November 2012

jeff deets
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Beautiful photos and commentary. Must be so exciting to see all those historical places.Thank you for sending a bit of it home to share !

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