Thread by @designmom

For Memorial Day, we went to the WWII American Military Cemetery that overlooks the D-Day beaches. We knew the grounds would be closed, but that’s okay, because there are lots of memorials outside the grounds, and many paths that lead down to Omaha Beach.

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On the drive from our house to the D-Day beaches, there are WWII cemeteries from lots of different countries, not just America. And I was thinking about how much sacrifice and effort went into attempting to defeat white supremacy, and the nazis — on a national and global scale.

But now, it’s all back again (I know it was never fully gone). There are many Americans openly and proudly aligning themselves with white supremacy, anti-semitism, and nazis — and trying to call it patriotism. It makes me sad and angry, and worried for my broken country.

I was also thinking about our earlier visits to this cemetery and how vast it is. There are 9385 graves on the grounds. That’s so many graves that when you stand at the first row, your eye can’t see till the end.

All those lives, sacrificed for war.

And then I was thinking about the NYT cover. It feels like endless graves in the Normandy American Cemetery, and yet it’s not even 10% of the deaths we’ve seen so far from Covid-19. Unnecessary deaths.

All those lives, sacrificed so a buffoon could attempt to improve his image.

These are hard and strange and uncertain times. I’m really feeling that today. I’m thinking of you and I hope you’ve been able to take a moment to mark Memorial Day.

If you'd like to see a full tour of our visit to Omaha Beach, you can find it here:

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