D-Day World War II Tribute Normandy

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Since the 65th Anniversary of D-Day is coming up, I decided to make a tribute video. I visited the World War II American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France in July 2005. In this video, I've strived to capture the feelings that came to me during my visit.

Footage:

Photos and video from my July 2005 visit to the Normandy American Cemetery.

Promotional footage of the cemetery from the American Battle Monuments Commission.

War footage is from the WGBH lab.

Audio is from the FDR D-Day prayer. A transcript and audio of the full speech can be found here:

historyplace.com/speeches/fdr-prayer.htm

The song is "Santa Clara" by the National:


I don't worry anymore
Nothing like I did before
I don't worry
I just watch them rolling back
I don't worry anymore
'Cause it's all right, all right to see a ghost
And I wanna see 'em go down in the river where they go
And I wanna see 'em rolling, rolling back
And I wanna see 'em go
'Cause it's all right, all right to see your ghost

I'm gonna run to the river
Kiss my hand and wave
Gonna run to the river
Gonna throw a blue bouquet
'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss 'em so much

I will settle in and dream
Of a slow and funny scene
I will settle in and watch 'em rolling back
I will settle in and dream
'Cause it's all right, all right to see a ghost
And I wanna see 'em go down in the river where they go
And I wanna see 'em rolling, rolling back

I'm gonna run to the river
Kiss my hand and wave
Gonna run to the river
Gonna throw a blue bouquet
'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss them so much

I'm gonna run to the river
Kiss my hand and wave
Gonna run to the river
Gonna send 'em on their way
'Cause they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss them so much

Yeah, they're gonna be cool happy genius heroes
I'm gonna miss 'em so much

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• D-Day
• Normandy
• Normandie
• FDR
• D-Day prayer
• D-Day speech
• World War II
• World War 2
• paratroopers
• The National
• The National Santa Clara
• Colleville-sur-mer
• The National Boxer
• seconde guerre mondiale
• parachutistes
• 101st
• Airborne

[tonsoffun157]

Thank you all for the very nice comments. I appreciate your feedback :)

[mrcoolman4321]

Very good video!! this was a glorious and sad day for america!

[bluestar66677]

good vid,, thanks

[debzeppeliniv]

Roosevelt not too PC to lead the country in prayer.

[inuse408]

hope the ppl in the wars that resked their live that they r in a happy place now

[maggie126090]

Excellent video! Thank you for posting.

[AndresHerutJaim]

One day as today thousands of American young men, Britishers, Canadians, Poles, Australians and of other nationalities sacrificed their lifes in the beaches of Normandy to bring freedom to a world ruled by tyranny and despotism. May God bless they memory forever.

[landmaster13]

This is brilliant! good job mate.