France - Normandy American Cemetery - 3

The Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer is probably the most well-known war cemetery in the world. The cemetery contains 9,387 war graves. most of the graves are a result of the D-day landing on the 6th June 1944 - and the battles that followed D-day. The cemetery also played an important role in the book and movie "Saving Private Ryan".  
 
Colleville-sur-Mer

A Jew among the Christian at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.

A Jew among the Christian at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
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The white marble crossed at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer are arrange in straight lines - no matter how you look at them.

The white marble crossed at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer are arrange in straight lines - no matter how you look at them.
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The grave of Edward L. Johnson - killed on the 6th of June 1944 (D-day) - at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.

The grave of Edward L. Johnson - killed on the 6th of June 1944 (D-day) - at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
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The grave of Mary H. Bankston - killed on the 8th of July 1944 - at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.

The grave of Mary H. Bankston - killed on the 8th of July 1944 - at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer.
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The white marble crossed at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer are arrange in straight lines - no matter how you look at them.

The white marble crossed at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer are arrange in straight lines - no matter how you look at them.
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The white marble crossed at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer are arrange in straight lines - no matter how you look at them.

The white marble crossed at the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer are arrange in straight lines - no matter how you look at them.
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