The Last Full Measure - Memorial Day by Buffalo1
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Today we honor America's war casualties, and return to Normandy American Cemetery above Omaha Beach at Colleville Sur Mer, France. The opening and closing scenes of "Saving Private Ryan" were filmed here. The Niland Brothers are among the 33 pairs of brothers buried at the cemetery and are said to be the inspiration for the movie.
Comments (10)
erlandpil
Good capture
seapro
Very nice. If not for them we wouldn't be doing this.
pinkpixel
I am always humbled when I see these grave site images. Brave men they were.
DonnaB
Emotionally charged image, very appropriate reminder on this memeorial day.
morningglory
Very nice and inspirational shot.
john010766
Magnificent and evocative, although a slightly lower POV might have worked as well?...wonderful
Buffalo1
John: You are probably right, but this pic isn't what it seems to be. This is actually two photos combined. The graves were too far apart to make the inscriptions on the crosses visible.(I do have a photo of both together.) Since the upper backgrounds were nearly identical, I had to crop them out as well as some of the foreground grass. The images blend at the center cross as the vanishing point.Hence,the Niland crosses are not on the same level.
MrM
A fitting trubute...Thank you.
spselfr
excellent work fantastic image
busi2ness
Excellent POV and a thanks for sharing the facts. Let's cherish the memories...