Band of Brothers

May 18, 2023

It felt like an early start today with us needing to meet our tour at 8:20 which still feels like midnight Denver time when the alarm goes off. With a quick coffee and some breakfast we made it the van with minutes to spare.

Today we are touring the D-Day beach with overlord tours and a trusty and knowledgable guide, Ben. We set off in a 9 seater van, Ben our guide, 6 Americans with strange souther accents and Kathy and I.

It was a very well executed tour but with a rather somber story of various mishaps and mistakes that lead to a lot of loss of life during the landing. If you have any interest in the events of that time it is well worth doing the tour.

Omaha beach - Ben telling us of the landing

Todays Church, 11th Century. We visited the church and heard the story of the two young American medics that set up an aid station in the church for American and German soldiers

Stained glass commemorating paratroopers who liberated the town.

Brian & April with the stature of Richard Winters. One of the main people Band of Brothers is based on. These guys were big fans of the show and took photos at every place featured in the series.

Farm house featured in band of brothers.

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