Normandy

    When thinking about France and Normandy, D-Day comes to mind, along with my father’s experience as a World War II US Army supply truck driver, hauling troops and supplies from the invasion beaches to the fighting as part of the Red Ball Express in 1944.

    In 2011 and 2016, I visited Normandy and drove along the same roads my father had driven. The physical memories of the 1944 events are still visible.

    A US Army soldier mannequin in a D-Day museum in Normandy, and African American soldiers who were Red Ball Express drivers.
    A World War II-era US Army supply truck on display at the Utah Beach Landing Museum in Normandy, France.
    On the road to Sainte-Mère-Église in 2016
    A D-Day re-enactor and a World War II-era jeep in a Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France, parking lot in 2016
    Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France, 2016
    Isigny-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, 2016
    On the road in Bayeux, Normandy, France, 2011
    Vouilly, Normandy, France, 2016
    A storefront window display in Bayeux, Normandy, France, 2011
    Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, 2011
    Pointe Du Hoc, Normandy, France, 2011
    Higgins Boat Monument, Utah Beach, Normandy, France, 2016
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