Posted on Apr 16, 2017
Which historic military sites have been the most memorable for you?
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Since many of us have the opportunity to travel the world and visit historic battlefields, which sites would you say have been the most memorable for you? For me, it has to be Belleau Wood with a good Marine buddy of mine, and the site where the 3rd Infantry Division adopted the nickname, ''Rock of the Marne'' in Mezy, France.
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Arlington National Cemetery and the many American military cemeteries in France and other European nations.
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I had the honor of visiting the US cemetary at Flanders Field on the 100th anniversary of the start of WW1. It was humbling. I also walked the preserved trenches, visited the British Cemetary and the bunkers where the famous poem was written. But nothing compared to looking out on that particular garden of stones on that particular day near sunset. I was surprisingly alone there and knew that I was in the shadow of great sacrifice and service more so than at any other site I have visited.
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Arlington National Cemetery. Located on Robert E. Lee’s property it’s a literal walk through a who’s who of American military history.
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Omaha Beach, that hill was a killer to climb using the paved trail; can't imagine fighting up it under withering fire. The cemetery overlooking the beach is sobering to think of the amount of men who died during the campaign.
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SSgt Dallas Frint
My cousin visited Omaha Beach last year and brought back some sand from the beach. I have it in a glass container with an American Flag attached to it on my computer desk.
One of my most treasured military possessions.
One of my most treasured military possessions.
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My favorite site was Trinity, where the first Atom bomb was tested. It sounds bizzare, but it ,akes you feel small knowing all the work that went into making the Manhattan Project a reality. So many people working in absolute secretcy, billions of dollars spent doing so, and today the peacefulness of the place where mans greatest power was unleashed. It's a once a year tour for almost 50 people.
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One of my favorites has been the Battle of Novara in Italy - a great disaster for the Piedmont-Sardinian forces and an end to the 1848 War with Austria. It is both hidden because of the defeat - and view-able because some historians did a great job in placing the key battle markers .
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Two battlefields were memorable for me...Antietam and Gettysburg. So many men lost or injured.
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