The American Cemetery

Yesterday I visited The American Cemetery in Normandy. I was impressed to learn that the ground that the cemetery is on is American soil. The French Government gave the land to America and it is administered by an agency of the US Government. The cemetery only holds 30 per cent of our casualties, as the heirs of 70 per cent elected for burial at home in America.

 The photographer got in the picture again.

The area in the Pacific where I was wounded during WW II was depicted in the monument at the cemetery. I was wounded on Peleliu Island. It is shown in the center of the picture below.