D-Day 66 years ago a photographic homage

[MA-Caver]

June 6th 1944 The greatest mass invasion in history took place on the shores of Normandy France.
This is a photo essay of a collection taken during and after that fateful day.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/06/remembering_d-day_66_years_ago.html

One photo for me stuck out... #39 as a french couple lay flowers upon a dead American soldier by way of saying thank you for your sacrifice in liberating us.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Moving photos. Thank you for sharing that link.

 

[knuckleheader]

Thanks MA Caver, their sacrifice gives us the freedom to express ourselves here, today.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Thank you for that link

My uncle that was there on D-Day on Omaha.

 

[The Last Legionary]

:asian:

 

[FieldDiscipline]

The name of the tank in the foreground of picture 31 is apt.