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Originally Posted by FurnaceFace
Yes, it's very sobering. I found Omaha to be even more thought provoking. You can stand on the beach and look up at the bluff where the German gun placements are and imagine how anyone could get across that expanse of sand, the shingle, and then up the hill to knock out the enemy. It seems like a much larger expanse than Juno though Juno was no less heavily protected. On any of the beaches it looks like a long way to run today let alone having the beach protected by various defensive measures and bullets whizzing by you. Lots of young men grew up in a hell of a hurry on those beaches.
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I am actually a military history major and WW2 was my focus of study. I've seen hundreds of photos but it really is different to actually see the beach in person. I haven't been to Omaha but I sure would like to see it one day. What gets me about Juno is just how flat it is. There is literally zero cover. Those men would have been completely exposed coming off those boats.