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    From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 22 19:34:01 2017
    Tourism in Sainte-Mère-Église today centers on its role in the D-Day
    invasion.
    Another Normandy church of interest can be seen at: https://www.google.com/search?
    Ok, gets rejected for line length.
    Go Google Images, and try things like
    Pvt. John Steele
    church+steeple+at+Carentan
    Sainte-Mère-Église & church

    "Return to Normandy - Stripes
    Stars and Stripes1500 × 1001Search by image
    An effigy of Pvt. John Steele, an 82nd Airborne Division soldier, hangs from the steeple at the Ste.-Mère-Église church. Steele's parachute got caught
    on.."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(paratrooper) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A8re-%C3%89glise
    "A well-known incident involved paratrooper John Steele of the 505th
    Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), whose parachute caught on the spire
    of the town church, and could only observe the fighting going on below.
    He hung there limply for two hours, pretending to be dead, before the
    Germans took him prisoner. Steele later escaped from the Germans and
    rejoined his division when US troops of the 3rd Battalion, 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment attacked the village, capturing thirty Germans and killing another eleven. The incident was portrayed in the movie The Longest Day
    by actor Red Buttons."

    Yes, the parachute and the manequin are hanging from the side
    of the church, just as depicted in the movie.
    All true enough, except Steele was on the other side, and
    movie producer felt that was less well photographed.

    Plenty of nearby food establishments have various murals
    about the D-Day landing painted on their windows.
    No doubt about their patriotism!!,,, or love of tourism dollar?

    Carentan
    As we progress in to the heart of the American Paratrooper drop zones, we need to explain the significance of the small town of Carentan. This was
    the strategic link up point for forces landing at Utah and Omaha beaches.
    You will understand the geographic location of this town and why it was vitally important to the American forces.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to a425couple@hotmail.com on Sat Apr 22 20:32:52 2017
    "a425couple" <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote in message...
    Tourism in Sainte-Mère-Église today centers on its role in the D-Day invasion.
    Another Normandy church of interest can be seen at: --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steele_(paratrooper) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A8re-%C3%89glise
    "A well-known incident involved paratrooper John Steele of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), whose parachute caught on the spire
    of the town church, ----

    Another tourist in Normandy who is much more willing to type,
    and display photos, than I am wote a bit of his trip.
    You can read and view it here:
    http://highdreams.livejournal.com/103665.html

    About half way down it shows the church with the
    Pvt. John Steele manequin & Parachute.
    And modern stained glass windows.

    About 1/3 of the way down he shows pictures of the
    church I described in #1, where the medics worked on all.
    But, he does not show/have photos from inside of that
    one's modern stained glass window with military parachutist.

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