As we left Portsmouth yesterday I took a shot from the upper deck before heading down for our 4-5 hours’ sleep as we sailed across the channel to Caen, France. The temp was in the low 50s and there was some fog that added a strange look to the photo, but nice none the less.
The next morning we had breakfast before going ashore and loading on the bus for our trip to the beach at Normandy and the American Cemetery there.
After a tour in a nearby museum we visited the German gun placements along the shore and took a few photos before going to the American Cemetery.
I had each of your students find a specific grave for an Oklahoma military man that was killed in the first 10 days of the fighting and is buried there. I had an Oklahoma Rose rock to place on the marker and asked them to photograph the headstone. So ask them about that. The guide set this up well with some scenes from “Saving Private Ryan” as we rolled up to the cemetery. If you remember the film it begins in the cemetery.
(If you look closely you can see the stone on the right side of the cross, it's smaller than a pea.)
The photo is of the airman that I assigned myself.
From there we drove further down the beach and walked out on the sands of the beach where there was a memorial on the sand.
We are all dead tired as this was a long day and with very little sleep. We are going to bed early this evening for another early start tomorrow.
Just noticed that I didn't take many pics of the group today, sorry but there is a good group shot for the fini (we're in France, you know).
The kids are a joy to travel with and I believe that they are having a great time.
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