06/06/2026
The Normandy American Cemetery sits on a bluff above Omaha Beach. It is the final resting place of 9,388 Americans who gave the last full measure of devotion to their country and the cause of freedom around the world on , 82 years ago today. Upon the memorial is an inscription:
"This embattled shore, portal of freedom, is forever hallowed by the ideals, the valor and the sacrifices of our fellow countrymen."