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The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France are located in Colleville-Sur-Mer. The cemetery site covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,385 American servicemen, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and subsequent operations. On the walls of the missing, in a semi-circular garden on the east side of the memorial, are inscribed 1,557 names.
The memorial consists of a semi-circular colonnade with a loggia at each end containing large maps and accounts of military operations. In the centre is the bronze statue "Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves". An orientation table overlooking the beach describes the Normandy landings. Looking west from the memorial, the reflecting pool can be seen in the foreground; beyond it is the burial area with a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the USA and France.
In 2007, the Normandy Visitor Center opened. The $30 million centre was dedicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) on June 6, 2007, during the commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of D-Day. The centre is located in a wooded area of the cemetery, approximately 100 metres east of the Garden of the Missing.
American Cemetery, Normandy
American Cemetery, Normandy
American Cemetery, Normandy
American Cemetery, Normandy
American Cemetery, Normandy
American Cemetery, Normandy
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