In the early hours of June 6th, 1944, this small town of around 3,200 paid a higher price per capita than any other American town. 19 soldiers are lost in the first few minutes of the assault. 3 more would die during the Normandy campaign.
In the first minutes of the D-Day invasion, a small rural Virginia town lost more boys than any other American community per capita.
The nation’s first and largest colony is, as the saying goes, “for lovers” with its marriage of historic locations and rolling hills. Leaving visitors with ample opportunities to explore and/or relax.
More than 100 years ago, in 1903 a plumber with a love of gardening purchased four acres of land with a sunken freshwater lake. The lake was the result of an old sinkhole. With that purchase, he began one of Florida’s oldest roadside attractions.
In Las Cruces, New Mexico stands a memorial to those from the state that suffered as part of the Bataan Death March.
There are some museums that transcend words. Where you can feel the weight of the souls whose stories are being told. A place that must be experienced to truly understand its gravitas. The National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of those.
