– Normandy

Remembering the Greatest Generation in Normandy, France

By Lance Wiedower “Almost as soon as he left his plane, Private John Steele of the 82nd’s 505th Regiment saw that instead of landing in a lighted drop zone he was heading for the center of a town that seemed to be on fire. Then he saw German soldiers and French civilians running frantically about. […]

A Sunny, Chilly Weekend in Normandy

Pia Mattsson - Normandy

After a full week of sun in Paris we decided it would be a great idea to go to Normandy for the weekend. And even though the temperature showed around -2 degrees Celsius we were quite optimistic about a sunny and warm getaway. We left Paris early afternoon on Friday and stopped for a quick […]