Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is ranked #4 out of 18 things to do in Normandy. ... as well as a reflecting pool and a chapel.

The Bayeux War Cemetery is one of the largest of 18 military cemeteries in Normandy, with more than 4,000 graves – many of which mark the plots of soldiers who were never identified.

Normandy American Cemetery, which stands directly above Omaha Beach, is the final resting place for more than 9,000 veterans. It is also where the D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies took place on ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Normandy American Cemetery has hosted 8 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1978 Speech. The year with the most events was 2004 with one event.

At one of the first headstones he came to, a white marble cross about waist-high in the 11th row of Plot B at Normandy American Cemetery, Mason Parris stopped to study the name inscribed on its ...

The Normandy American Cemetery has 9,387 burials of US service men and women. Of this number, some 307 are unknowns, three are Medal of Honor winners and four are women.

He placed a wreath at the cemetery chapel before an expanse of white headstones marking the ... A 21-gun salute cast eerie smoke over 9,388 white marble headstones at the Normandy American Cemetery.