Coincidentally, I finished reading The Bedford Boys at the same week Trevor attended D-Day Camp at the National Memorial. (I'll post camp pics later.) The Memorial was quiet . . . somber . . . remarkable.
The Peaks of Otter, backdrop for the town of Bedford
Cartoonist Charles Schulz donated $1M to the Memorial, enabling groundbreaking
44.5 foot granite arch; "Overlord" was the code name for D-Day
General Eisenhower
Reflecting pool and beach area
"Scaling the Wall"
"Scaling the Wall"
"Le Monument aux Morts"
"Final Tribute"
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Blow softly, bugles, for our honored dead, and tell them, where they sleep. . . they have not died in vain. Arthur Stringer, Taps at Twilight
4 comments:
Goodness - what a powerful memorial. And I can imagine that reading the Boys of Bedford before visiting made it even more powerful.
Landon would LOVE this, Kristine!
Thanks for sharing. I love it when I have "coincidental" learning opportunities like this.
Wow - that was powerful just seeing the photos. I can't imagine actually being there to see it IRL.
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