It is hard to relate to things that happened a century ago, even though they very much shape our societies today. The present, not that which precedes our birth, presses against us and feels alive. For Forrest Hayden of Kentucky, whose grave is seen in the above photo, the year 1918 surely started out feeling […]
10 D-Day Related Places To Visit In Normandy, France
From whatever vantage point one is to view the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the view exercises the mind and is not easily comprehended. The eyes of a pilot flying one of the 13,000 aircraft, the eyes of a naval officer commanding one of the more than 5,000 vessels, the eyes of […]
10 Photos: Visiting Mont Saint-Michel In Normandy, France
As a child, and even as an adult, there have been places I saw in photos or film and thought, “I’ll never go there.” The reason has never been security concerns or lack of interest; it has always been the perceived financial cost. Mont Saint-Michel, the UNESCO World Heritage Site and medieval abbey perched on […]