Due to a twist of fate, cancelled holiday plans, and uncanny timing, I met some amazing people and was finally able to see the small bit of France that family and friends from our small town in Hawai’i liberated during WWII.

A short thread:

1/ Growing up, it was always a source of pride that relatives and friends from our small town in Hawai’i did their part for our country and, at great cost, liberated communities across Europe.

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November 10 came early this year:

marines.mil/Portals/1/Docs… This may be my favorite lines of the entire text:

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