78TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
To commemorate the 78th Anniversary of D-Day, we are providing 29 WWII Veterans with a once in a lifetime experience and bringing them closure by returning them to Normandy.
DAY 2
June 1st, 2022
DAY 3
June 2nd, 2022
DAY 4
June 3rd, 2022
Day 2 in #Normandy covered all of the emotions. We started the day with a somber visit to The Brittany American Cemetery where our youngest (16) volunteer gave a powerful message.
The veterans then had a chance to walk the beautiful grounds and pay respects to their fallen comrades. We then visited the amazing Mont Saint Michel, where a large group of children and fans were waiting to greet our 29 veterans.
Day 2 in #Normandy continued. After Mont Saint Michel, we went to Carentan where 2 of our veterans received the French Legion Of Honor, the highest order of merit. We then finished the evening off with a beautiful dinner hosted by one of our wonderful sponsors, @michelin at the historic Chateau de Bernaville. Several of our veterans took the stage and wowed us with their stories and wit. What an incredible start to our first Normandy program in 3 years!
DAY 5
June 4th, 2022
What a parade!!!!!!! The city of Carentan always puts on such a great parade every year for our veterans. This year was extra special as the veterans were IN the parade. The smiles on their faces were contagious as thousands of people cheered for them! The veterans gave out their personalized trading cards to all the kids as they passed by and even our most soft spoken veterans were boisterously yelling “thank you”! The skies stayed clear until the very last person in the parade came through, but then came down with a fury of hail and heavy rain like we have never experienced. Don’t worry, though, the veterans were dry and warm thanks to our team who lives out our motto of #takingcareoftheoneswhotookcareofus #rememberdday
