I couldn’t help but think just how insurmountable the task at hand would have been for the thousands of soldiers […]

    Two words. Omaha Beach. Omaha Beach is a landing area in Normandy, northern France used by allied forces […]

As a Normandy Scholar, it feels most appropriate to spend some additional time reflecting on our visit to Omaha Beach. […]

After taking an overnight ferry from Portsmouth, England to Caen, Paris, the class had the opportunity to visit the Caen […]

The sand that forms the beaches in Normandy carry with them the memories of a day that will forever be […]

Walking on Omaha beach was a surreal experience. Although I was so far away from home, I could feel an […]

We spent the weekend in Caen, France. We arrived via overnight ferry on the English Channel that led us to […]

On our last day in Caen, we began a day with a visit to the Normandy beaches where long ago […]

The second leg of our journey took us deep into the heart of Paris. We traveled from Caen to Paris […]

The ceiling at Les Invalides is a huge, colorful fresco depicting a former king of France holding up his sword […]