Photo collage video of my visit to Omaha Beach in July 2007 compiled with Microsoft PhotoStory. First song is US Navy Hymn, Eternal Father Strong to Save, found on the internet, men's chorus unknown. Second is Carmen Dragon's arrangement of America the Beautiful, selected for the lyrics "... for heroes proved In liberating strife. Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life! " Third is another anonymous rendition of Taps.
Much of the hill at Omaha Beach is grass, with many depressions where bunkers have caved in. It was on a Saturday after 5:00 pm; the cemetery was closed. From the beach I photographed the cemetery flag pole, sans flag.
It is an extraordinarily holy place.
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