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Every #MemorialDay, I share this video. French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub them into the letters to give them the brown/gold coloring. They do this for all 9,386 soldiers who died. France also gave us this land as American soil. https://t.co/TfE6gFD6lD
Please feel free to include memories of your loved ones in this thread. The grave you see is that of MAJ William Andrew Richards. He was a member of the 112th Engineer Combat Battalion. His unit was in action against Nazi forces on Omaha Beach killed in the early hours. https://t.co/nbxc7UEFhw
If you have never been to Normandy or any of the D-Day beaches, I encourage you all to go in a tour. You will learn so much and see so much history. https://t.co/0o9jtqqlo8
