remembering normandy

[Ban Hammer 14,271]

A large percentage of our country doesn't know of, or care about Normandy. A few weekends ago, British artist Jamie, accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes into the sand, representing fallen soldiers. Titled The Fallen 9000, the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of those who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII. The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.
9,000 Fallen Soldiers Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day.
What is surprising is that nothing about this was seen here in the U.S.
Someone from overseas had a friend who sent it with a note of gratitude for what the U.S. started there. Please share with others who understand "freedom is not free -- nor has it ever been"









https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212867278986770&set=pcb.10212867281346829&type=3

a comment i saw on facebook about this - and i agree with - i never saw or heard about this on the US news.

edited to add: 
this was done in 2013.  and still, i never heard about it until today.
while it happened 4 years ago, it still fits in with memorial day and remembering the fallen.
 

Edited May 28, 2017 by Ban Hammer

[Dashinka 25,853]

Nice remeberance.

[Amica Nostra 4,803]

24 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

A large percentage of our country doesn't know of, or care about Normandy. A few weekends ago, British artist Jamie, accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes into the sand, representing fallen soldiers. Titled The Fallen 9000, the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of those who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII. The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.
9,000 Fallen Soldiers Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day.
What is surprising is that nothing about this was seen here in the U.S.
Someone from overseas had a friend who sent it with a note of gratitude for what the U.S. started there. Please share with others who understand "freedom is not free -- nor has it ever been"









https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10212867278986770&set=pcb.10212867281346829&type=3

a comment i saw on facebook about this - and i agree with - i never saw or heard about this on the US news.

edited to add: 
this was done in 2013.  and still, i never heard about it until today.
while it happened 4 years ago, it still fits in with memorial day and remembering the fallen.
 

Thank you for posting and bringing this to us.

I know the French have not forgotten and Celebrate June 6th with a Yankee doodle parade that would make middle America proud.

 

[spookyturtle 9,466]

We must never forget. It's a powerful image that gives some perspective to the number of men killed. It had to be even more moving to see it in person.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

Wow...unbelievable.  

[Mary Lou 682]

Wow, i had no idea either about this, very moving tribute

 

[sarahandyunus 133]

That's brilliant and heartwrenching.

 

Makes me want to go watch Saving Private Ryan or Band of Brothers - they're such good depictions of the fight these men put up.