The World War 2 Cemetery at Bayeux, Normandy, France. No music added to distract from the peace, quite and tranqility of the place. Spend a few moments reflecting and paying your respects….

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Posted: August 19th, 2010 under Normandy Videos.
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The Freedom Highway starts in Ste Mere Eglise, France. It is the first town liberated by the Allies in WWII during Operation Overlord. I rode my bicycle from one end of Normandy to the other on June 6, 2004, the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. I started at (Utah Beach) and rode to Caen (Sword Beach). Several years later I visited the WWII Museum in New Orleans and found the Freedom Hwy Marker No. 1 tha…

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Posted: August 7th, 2010 under Normandy Videos.
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This is a photo slide show of the Normandy Beaches and surrounding areas in France when my mum and I visited in September 2008. This was the scene of the Allied invasion on D-Day 6th June1944….

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Posted: June 20th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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this video is from the American Battle Monuments Commission regarding this incredibly important cemetery in Normandy, France, overlooking Omaha Beach….

Posted: May 26th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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A reflection on the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II on June 6, 1944: D-Day. A collection of old photographs combined with recent footage of several sites in Normandy – including Omaha Beach, Pont-du-Hoc, and The American Cemetery – indicate the tragic realities of modern warfare. Featuring music by St. Louis Irish Arts. … WWII war D-Day normandy france american ceme…

Posted: May 14th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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Took a trip to France during the last week of April, and I was able to visit this cemetery, the one featured in Saving Private Ryan…

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Posted: May 7th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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Part two of our visit to Normandy with authentic, WorldWar-Two vehicles, filmed in june 2004. We stayed at an all Dutch campingsite, reserved for members of ‘Keep Them Rolling’ a Dutch club for owners of WW2 vehicles. Security was very strickt because the queen of england was due to visit Normandy, hence the helicopters you see in the film, patroling the coastline. It was my best holiday ever. Dri…

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Posted: May 4th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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A friend and I pay respects, and have some fun, on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France…

Posted: May 3rd, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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been interested in the story of D-Day & Operation Overlord. It was in 2006 that our family holiday took us to Normandy, France and I could not pass up the chance to visit the area that was supposed to resemble the little part of Devon that is Slapton Sands. With humble recognition to Steven Spielberg and the fantastic music of John Williams this is my tribute to those that paid the ultimate price…

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Posted: April 29th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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Video of the monument to the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion at Varaville in Normandy France. The men of 1 Can Para parachuted into France at midnight on June 6, 1944 and gathered at Varaville to repel a German counterattack against the landing at Sword Beach later that day. Those who died are buried at Ranville cemetery. Video shot in HD in 2006….

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Posted: April 16th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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A video of the Ranville War Cemetery in Normandy France. This is where Canadian and British paratroopers are buried from the D-Day invasion and the fighting in the weeks that followed. This is where the first Allied casualty of D-Day is buried, and many of the men of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. Video shot in HD in 2006….

Posted: April 10th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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Video of the Canadian War Cemetery at Beny-sur-mer in Normandy France. Canadians who died in the D-Day invasion and during the battle of Normandy are buried here. Video shot in HD in 2006….

Posted: April 10th, 2009 under Normandy Videos.
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