• Le Mémorial de Caen is a museum and memorial to the D-Day 'Liberation' as the French call it.

• Le Mémorial de Caen is a museum and memorial to the D-Day 'Liberation' as the French call it.

• A monument quoting General Eisenhower

• André Heintz, a member of the French Resistance during WWII, guided, lectured, and travelled with us.

• The entrance to Le Mémorial de Caen Museum

• The cornerstone

• An interior view of the museum

• A museum exhibit. André used a crystal radio like this to listen to coded messages from the BBC.

• The rear entrance to the museum

• The rear entrance to the museum. The memorial gardens are located on this side of the museum building.

• United States Armed Forces Memorial Garden

• In the United States Armed Forces Memorial Garden

• A wall of plaques from states whose soldiers fought for the liberation of France.

• The Montana plaque

• The Oregon plaque

• Kathryn in the United States Armed Forces Memorial Garden

• In the United States Armed Forces Memorial Garden

• Pointe du Hoc was a German fortification that was taken by the Allies

• Information on Pointe du Hoc

• There were many of these bomb craters at Pointe du Hoc

• There were many of these bomb craters at Pointe du Hoc

• A German fortification

• Pointe du Hoc. The obelisk at the left is the Memorial.

• The Pointe du Hoc Ranger Memorial

• At Pointe du Hoc

• At Pointe du Hoc

• At Pointe du Hoc

• André guiding us through the Pointe du Hoc Memorial site. He is an incredible man with amazing stories. We celebrated his 89th birthday on our trip!

• At Pointe du Hoc

• At Pointe du Hoc

• At Pointe du Hoc

• At Pointe du Hoc

• A monument at Omaha Beach

• A monument at Omaha Beach

• A monument at Omaha Beach

• A 'foot shot' on Omaha Beach

• Here is one of the 'bridges'

• A monument near Omaha Beach

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The memorial includes maps describing the invasion

• A view from the United States Cemetery in Normandy.

• A view from the United States Cemetery in Normandy

• André describing the D-Day landings

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy

• The United States Cemetery in Normandy