The names for most are on the crosses/stars. I chose to remember Millard Proffit from Texas. Wont ever know how many sons and daughters he might have had. Maybe one of them would have cured cancer??? Anyway, I'll remember the name for the rest of my life. It's different, kind of old-fashioned. Maybe a farm boy.
If you go there, it will knock you down a bit. It's the most sacred place I've ever been. Never got to Arlington.
A total of 32,807 Allied soldiers are buried in Normandy's war cemeteries. - 17,769 British, 9,386 American, 5,002 Canadian and 650 Poles.
The soldiers who fought in the D-Day invasion are primarily buried in several military cemeteries in Normandy, France. The most notable is the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, where over 9,000 American soldiers are interred. Other cemeteries include the British, Canadian, and German cemeteries, each honoring their respective fallen soldiers. These sites serve as solemn memorials and reminders of the sacrifices made during World War II.
yeah, i can't remember where though, i think its called the Bayeux War Cemetery in Normandy
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The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.
A total of 32,807 Allied soldiers are buried in Normandy's war cemeteries. - 17,769 British, 9,386 American, 5,002 Canadian and 650 Poles.
the answer is 66,033 soldiers are buried there
Soldiers buried in the Allied War Cemeteries are not identified by state, only by name and the unit they fought in. You can possibly find out more information from sites run by the War Graves Commission.
they were unknown soldiers from world war 1, world war 2, Vietnam war, and the Korean war
Alexandre Thers has written: 'Soldiers in Normandy - the Americans' 'Battle of Normandy' -- subject(s): Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945 'Soldiers in Normandy - the British' 'D-Day in Normandy, 6 June, 1944' -- subject(s): Campaigns, World War, 1939-1945
Normandy is the site of the D-Day invasion beaches where Allied forces landed in June 1944. Most of the soldiers killed that day and in the subsequent battle for Normandy are buried there. 'The Longest Day' and 'Saving Private Ryan' are two films which depict the battle.
yeah, i can't remember where though, i think its called the Bayeux War Cemetery in Normandy
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The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is a World War II cemetery and memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, that honors American soldiers who died in Europe during World War II.
Because thats were they died at Normandy in France
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