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	D-Day +65

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6-6-2009 11:42 AM

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war, world war, normandy, invasion, hitler, canada, england, america

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Sixty Five years ago the world held its breath as over 130000 soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy France.

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It was D-Day plus 55.  .The day was grey and blustery and a cold wind, blew in from the sea.  Typical June weather for Normandy.  It was high tide when  I arrived. I walked straight out from the beach until I was standing, gazing out to sea, knee deep in the cold English Channel waters.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.imagesofthejourney.com/gallery/3286896_kqnru">Today is D-Day +65 </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.imagesofthejourney.com/gallery/3286896_kqnru"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.imagesofthejourney.com/img/DBAF53B3-870A-4799-8B98-3AD39FC2F770" alt="Normandy A Personal Journey 
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