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

The memorial at Croix-Rouge Farm, near Chateau-Thierry, make it one of the more memorable sites I have had privilege of visiting, but each have been memorable in very unique ways, and also in the same way.

Gettysburg in the US; the Ardennes in Europe.

I would have to say the Civil war battlefields at Manassas, second battle at Manassas, Chancellorville, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania.
I had read about the civil war and these places from an early age. It was great to actually see them and stand where men actually fought and died during the civil war.

Having been to many of the aforementioned palces, my choice, based in large part on the history major in me. would have to be the cemetary at West Point. A lot of history is to be found there.

I have 2. The first is Andersonville National Cemetery. I had just graduated from OCS at Ft. Benning and my mom and I were on our way home for leave before I went overseas. We decided to make a stop at the former site of the Civil War prison. It was late in the afternoon so we stopped at the office for information about a relative who had died at the prison camp. The Superintendent was really nice, looked up the information and gave us directions to the grave site. He said it was close to closing and he would be doing so shortly. When we finished we were leaving and we stopped by to thank him. He was preparing to go out and lower the flag. I asked if I could assist him. He said yes and I felt quite proud that I had the honor of helping lower and fold our flag at such a historic site and honor my deceased relative.
The second was Chansellorsville, next to The Wilderness. I arrived very early in the morning. It was still not light yet and the ground fog had not dissipated . As I stood in the silence I thought I could hear the sounds of men and equipment rattling and horses making noise. I seemed as though the men were still there, waiting for the mornings battle. It was a very strange feeling.

To me, it was Omaha Beach, on the 6th of June, 1969, I stood on the bluffs overlooking Omaha Beach. I was looking at the place my father had waded ashore, 25 years before. It definitely put a lump in my throat.

SFC (Join to see) for me, it was the opportunity to visit the D-Day beaches and surrounding areas.

Technically not a battlefield, but Dachau. It was the first place I had ever been that was the site of horrendous tragedy. It's stuck with me for decades

I think to me, the most moving sites are the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, the Vietnam Memorial in DC, and the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii. Next to those two, I would be hard-pressed to say which have been most memorable to me as I have visited many throughout the US, with one exception.

I was taking a tour of the island of Peleliu, a major battle site during the Caroline Island campaign during WW-II, when I accidentally stumbled on a monument sitting on a hill. I was shocked when I read the monument, which was dedicated to Corporal Louis K. Bausell, Medal of Honor recipient who had given his life at that site -- the ship on which I served while in the US Navy had been named in his honor.

Three places. Standing on the knoll of the Last stand at Little Big Horn Battlefield Monument, paying my respects at the USS Arizona Memorial and walking the decks of the USS Iowa BB-61 a floating museum in San Pedro, CA. My dad serv d aboard The Iowa in WWII and to be able to walk the same decks was very moving.