Five things you may not know about Normandy American Cemetery The cemetery sits on a bluff overlooking Omaha Beach, also known as “Bloody Omaha”, where part of the Normandy landings happened on June 6, 1944. But, besides the more than 10,000 service members commemorated or memorialized there, are you sure to know everything about this quite well-known site? #WW2 #WorldWar2 #WWII #Normandy #Normandie #CollevilleSurMer #DDay #DDayBeach #OmahaBeach #BandOfBrothers | American Battle Monuments Commis

This March, 13 Army ROTC cadets from U-M’s Wolverine Battalion took part in a ceremonial flag raising at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Raising two flags over the 9,388 graves, and paying their respects to the soldiers who bravely fought in the D-Day campaign 75 years ago. #MemorialDay | University of Michigan

17K views · 48K reactions | At the Normandy American Cemetery in France, the French take sand from the Normandy beaches where the allies landed and spread the sand into the letters on the headstones. The sand gives the names and dates their golden brown color. This is done for all 9,000+ headstones.  #memorialday | Fallen Yet Not Forgotten | Facebook

11K views · 356 reactions | The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is the final resting place for 9,388 U.S. military personnel. These brave men and women gave their lives during the pivotal Normandy Landings on June 6, 1944 (D-Day), and the ensuing campaign to liberate Nazi-occupied France. Today, we remember their sacrifice and are reminded that freedom isn’t free. #Normandy #Dday #Cemetery #France | Travis Manion Foundation | Facebook