Normandy Cemetery Begs Question: Why Shed American Blood For Europe Again?
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"What argument can be made to today’s generation as to the necessity of being willing to risk their lives and fortunes for the defense of the other democracies of the world?"
Dan Goure [2]
The Normandy American Cemetery is one of the most peaceful and beautiful of its kind in the world. Situated on the bluffs above Omaha Beach, the site of the bloodiest fighting on D-Day, the cemetery is a fitting resting place for many of the Americans who fought and died so that others might be free.
I was there a week ago, walking among the markers to American airmen, soldiers and sailors of different religions and background and from virtually every state and territory. Nothing could have been more surreal. The sun was shining, the grass was green, the sky blue and the beach calm. Among the visitors were large numbers of young people from France, England and several countries on field trips to the cemetery. There was little to connect this peaceful scene with the carnage, sacrifice and heroism that occurred on that same spot.
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