Showing posts with label American soldiers in France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American soldiers in France. Show all posts

Sunday, November 06, 2016

Dreaming of France -- St. James Cemetery in Brittany

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This week we commemorate Veteran's Day, so I thought I'd share some photos that Grace and Earl took when they traveled to St. James Cemetery in Brittany. Here's a link to more information about the cemetery called Brittany American Cemetery. 


Earl pointed out all of the ethnic names of the soldiers who died fighting for freedom -- for the U.S. and Europe.


I love the sky in this photo.

And the crosses. So many people fought for freedom. 
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