Comments on: the cozarts in france: day 2, part b http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:55:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: cozart http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/comment-page-1/#comment-305 cozart Thu, 05 Jan 2006 16:33:13 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/cozart/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/#comment-305 i have been to Arlington, yes. Normandy is much more moving and breathtaking than Arlington is. i think it's because Arlington is a cemetery, while the American Cemetery in Normandy is a cemetery as well as a war memorial. in Arlington, there are many different types of people buried including servicemen and women, dignitaries, ambassadors, presidents, congressmen, senators, etc. the cemetery spans the history of the US. the cemetery in Normandy, however, contains almost 10,000 men and women that gave their lives in a very small period of time and in a very small (globally) corner of land. the vast majority of those buried there were killed on or after June 6, 1944 (there are few who were killed in 43 and a handful who were killed in 45), with the majority of those having been killed in the 3-4 months after the invasion. so it's just breathtaking to look out among all those crosses and think of what it cost the Americans in that small amount of time and primarily in north of France (the Normandy cemetery is one of 14 American overseas cemeteries and is the largest of the 14). it truly is remarkable. i have been to Arlington, yes. Normandy is much more moving and breathtaking than Arlington is. i think it’s because Arlington is a cemetery, while the American Cemetery in Normandy is a cemetery as well as a war memorial. in Arlington, there are many different types of people buried including servicemen and women, dignitaries, ambassadors, presidents, congressmen, senators, etc. the cemetery spans the history of the US.

the cemetery in Normandy, however, contains almost 10,000 men and women that gave their lives in a very small period of time and in a very small (globally) corner of land. the vast majority of those buried there were killed on or after June 6, 1944 (there are few who were killed in 43 and a handful who were killed in 45), with the majority of those having been killed in the 3-4 months after the invasion. so it’s just breathtaking to look out among all those crosses and think of what it cost the Americans in that small amount of time and primarily in north of France (the Normandy cemetery is one of 14 American overseas cemeteries and is the largest of the 14).

it truly is remarkable.

]]> By: Eric at Paris Daily Photo http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Eric at Paris Daily Photo Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:55:51 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/cozart/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/#comment-304 Hello and welcome to France. I hope the rest of your trip is wonderful! Bonne année !:razz: Hello and welcome to France. I hope the rest of your trip is wonderful! Bonne année !:razz:

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Geof F. Morris Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:45:53 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/cozart/archives/2006/01/01/the-cozarts-in-france-day-2-part-b/#comment-303 You've been to Normandy; have you been to Arlington? I'm curious as to how the two cemeteries compare, as I've only been to Arlington. [I'm also enjoying this travelogue. :D] You’ve been to Normandy; have you been to Arlington? I’m curious as to how the two cemeteries compare, as I’ve only been to Arlington.

[I'm also enjoying this travelogue. :D]

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