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GREAT TRIP
OLIVER BERRY,
WRITER
You’ll have heard the D-Day story
many times before, but there’s
nothing quite like standing on the
beaches where this epic struggle
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played out. D-Day marked the
turning point of WWII and heralded
the end for Nazism in Europe. Paying
your respects to the soldiers who
laid down their lives in the name of
freedom is an experience that will
stay with you forever.
Top: Arromanches and Gold Beach
Left & Right: Normandy American Cemetery &
Memorial
