Which historic military sites have been the most memorable for you?

This is a no brainer for me... Point du Hoc, Normandy. My wife and I were on a mini vacation,drove across France and wound up at the beaches of the D-Day invasion 1 year after President Reagan dedicated the monument to the Rangers that scaled the cliffs at Pont du Hoc. I stood in awe on the beach looking up at the heights trying to fathom the sheer terror of our invasion of June 6, 1944. It truly inspired me to new levels of respect for our “Greatest Generation”.
Additionally we visited the military cemetery overlooking the English Channel. It was eerily quiet. And was one of my most memorable experiences of my entire Army career. Words cannot express the surge of pride I have for our Warriors of the past, present, and future!

Captain Jack's Stronghold; yet, Custer's broken arrow gets all the infamy? Not cool, if you ask me. What 70 accomplished against vastly superior forces deserves tactical-prowess recognition; just making an observation.

Gettysburg is high on the list as is Arlington Cemetery and the Punchbowl in Hawaii! Bull Run battlefield is also memorable!

Ypres. Four battles fought there, the monuments and rosters of the dead are sobering. Then go to the cemetery and look at the headstones which cover the graves of an unnamed private from a particular regiment, or perhaps the remains of eight unidentified soldiers. Incredibly moving.

West Point, Marine Sgt
. stationed at Stewart, NY. working at VMGR-452 as aircraft electrician. West Point is full of history and tradition. They said Gen. Patton was a five year student there, his excuse was he could not find the library. It was often joked that the statue was positioned facing the library with binoculars in the officer's hands so that he might find the building which he neglected.

Already posted one but I would add anywhere along the Korean DMZ, especially between Munsan and the Chorwon Hilton.

We had the opportunity to tour West Point when our son was in the Marine Corp and he was stationed nearby. It has to be one of the most beautiful places on this earth!!! So much history in one place and the cemetery that is at West Point is one that you really have to see.

Hill 180 in Korea, the site of the last major Bayonet Charge by the US Army, Damn is that thing steep!

SFC (Join to see) Pearl Harbor is the most memorable of the places I have visited. I grew up on the Island of Kwajalein, which was itself a WWII battlefield, so it was not uncommon to find unexploded ordinance around. Additionally we had the Prinz Eugen which was a German Cruiser that was part of the Bikini Tests that was in the Atoll. On Roi Namur there was the remains of a Japanese underground hospital that was an eerie place. In the U.S. Mainland, going to the Custer Battlefield was memorable. I had a wyrd feeling the whole time I was there like being stared at.

While visiting several different sites in Vicksburg battleground I was struck by the terrain and the tactics used to take advantage of it, both from the defensive and offensive sides of the battle.