- Wednesday, June 22, 2016
- Day 53
- SSainte-Mère-Èglise, Normandy
- Weather: 60-68 degrees overcast and rain
On D-Day many, many parachuters of the USA 82nd Airborne Divisions unfortunately landed beside this church, Sainte-Mère-Èglise. They suffered direct gun fire from the German soldiers. It is said the church saved the life of the 82nd parachuter whose shoot got caught by the church’s steeple.
- Sainte-Mère-Èglise
- Sainte-Mère-Èglise
- Sainte-Mère-Èglise
Linda Scandore 
An interesting town and area, we saw it in 2011.
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Most excellent. We’ll have to have a conversation about our experiences. linda
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