THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009
IRON MIKE BACKGROUND |
Parachutist Memorial
has a simple sign pointing from the Merderet Causeway |
 Iron
Mike
stands sentinel on Hill 30 overlooking the Merderet River |
Statue Base
"In homage to the combatants of the American Airborne troops of
D-Day" |
Shroud In Bronze
forms a table with a bas relief tableau from left to right of the
surrounding area |
La Fiere Manoir Barn
a 1,000-year-old stone building is a bed and breakfast today |
Merderet Bridge
was a critical point in the causeway |
|
 Hill
30 Profile and Etienville
church steeple are captioned |
Ste Mere Eglise
church is depicted above a map showing flight paths and parachutists |
Waco Glider
honors the men of "silent wings" |
Parachute Harness
is cleverly incorporated as the table's foot |
Field Trip
youngsters gather to learn about the war |
Class Photo
school children pose for a memorable photo |
|
All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work by Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren,
Fred Hoek, Herbert Lahout, Randy Lewellen, Cyndi Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
