JUNE 2009 NORMANDY - STE MERE EGLISE
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Silent
Sentinel
a U.S. vehicle has a machinegun with ammo belt, ready to go |
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Media Center
was set up at the Office of Tourism |
![](../images/2009/normandy/2009_sme_bogert_03_small.jpg)
Live Broadcast
'France bleu - Cotentin' provides area listeners with activity
descriptions |
![](../images/2009/normandy/2009_sme_lewellen_45_small.jpg)
Shop Fronts
such as
Le Fournil, a bakery at 24, Rue Général de Gaulle festooned their
facade with flags
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![](../images/2009/normandy/2009_sme_bogert_04_small.jpg)
Shop Windows
display all sorts of memorabilia as a way to say 'Merci" |
Wall
Display
of flag designs were also used |
Hat
Patch
as used on overseas caps of parachutist and glidermen was also a
frequent display item |
![](../images/2009/normandy/2009_sme_debree_09_small.jpg)
Parking Problem
forces many to hike into town .. but that's the way the ground forces
got there in 1944 anyway!
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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. |