Lest we forget ... Thx Keith B and Sarah R! 9000 died on Normandy Beach in France

Subject: May we never forget. (Not on news)

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May we never forget.   We stood on the beaches of Normandy, and we know the French have not forgotten what took place there ... What is alarming to me is that American's have either forgotten or choose to forget ... God bless all those who served in 1944!   A few weekends ago, British artist Jamie, accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes representing fallen people into the sand.    Titled The Fallen 9000, the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of those who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII.   The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.    9,000 Fallen Soldiers Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day on September 25, 2013            What is surprising is that I saw nothing about this, here in the US.  An overseas friend sent it with a note of gratitude for what the US accomplished there.