JUNE 2009
NORMANDY - STE MERE EGLISE
(1 of 6) |
Flags of 8 Nations
flew in remembrance at city hall |
 Route
Marker
for the beginning of freedom trail |
"En Hommage"'
for 44 citizens lost between 1939 and 1945 |
 First
To Be Liberated
on the Western Front, Saga of The All-American [Division] |
Generals Honored
Ridgway and Gavin and all the gallant liberators are acknowledged |
Pause That Refreshes
an open public public facility |
Church Square
is quiet a day or so before festivities begin |
Downtown Street
is dominated by WW-II military tow vehicle |
Side Street
shows mostly residential buildings |
Common Conveyance
bicycles are used by shoppers |
Route Signage
helps tourists navigate, even to the post office and police station |
Le Normandy
restaurant at 12 Rue Eisenhower is opposite the church square |
Colorful Lines
of British, French, Canadian, U.S. and European Union flags |
 Yesteryear
Tourism
outfitted in American WAC and officer uniforms, this couple is
anachronistic with their modern
camera |
Made In The Shade
troops hang out across the street from the Stop Bar (off photo, to
right) |
Table Service
alfresco is also provided by the Stop Bar even though the waitresses
have to cross the street |
The Stop Bar
is the de facto paratrooper place to meet, even though the sign
advertises para-mutual betting, juice and ice cream |
Aged Juice
is all that is seen here as Randy Lewellen (on
right) meets with paratroopers and
Jane Hirsch,
Tim Roop’s friend |
|
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. |
