Author Wilford Kale recently visited Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery in France. Standing on a bluff overlooking the beach, he reflected on his father’s D-Day experience and the battle where thousands of men were killed or wounded. He visited the cemetery where 9,389 American service members are buried near where they fell in 1944. The visit was a personal journey as his father, a D-Day veteran, had planned to return but died before the 40th anniversary. The article also notes local connections like Sgt. John Taylor Blacknall, a Williamsburg resident who died on D-Day at Omaha Beach.
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