Cambridge American Cemetery - 12/11/2006 - NSF56K

[Flibster]

On Sunday I was at the Cambridge American Cemetery. *more info about the place here (http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/ca.php)*

It's a staggering place. Absolutely silent. No birds about at all.

8938 memorials there for dead servicemen. 3812 gravestones and 5126 names on the Wall of the Missing

Got many photo's taken throughout the day - these are only a few that I've sorted out.

Anyway - some of these photo's are technically dire. But I like them.

Simon/~Flibster

[Flibster]

Stars and Stripes at the Entrance
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3000.jpg


Wall of the Missing with 5126 names on it
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3003.jpg


Some other visitors
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3008.jpg


Some of the 3812 graves
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3011.jpg


An unknown soldier
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3017.jpg

[Flibster]

Jewish grave
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3020.jpg



Christian grave
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3021.jpg



More of the 3812 graves
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3037.jpg



Lone thinker
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3039.jpg

[Flibster]

Some more of the 3812 graves
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3046.jpg



The Congressional Medal of Honour winner. More info Here (http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1940_wwii/vance.html)
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3145.jpg



Even more of the 3812 graves
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3165.jpg



View down the Reflecting Pool to the Chapel
http://www.flibster.com/Images/CAC-12-11-2006/DSCF3176_2.jpg

[Kell_ee001]

Some amazing photo's there. I bet you felt incredably moved by being there too :( I still remember visiting some cemeteries (in France and Belgium iirc) and I'll never forget how moved I felt just being there.

[Dee]

Is it wrong to say the photos of the graves are beautiful?

Nice work there Flibster :)

[Belmit]

The Congressional Medal of Honour winner. More info Here (http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1940_wwii/vance.html)

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