With much research behind us we're heading to Europe to follow in the 803rd's footsteps from Normandy to the Czech Republic.  We are aware that is is going to be a "trip of a lifetime" and is going to be a very emotional experience for us.  From all reports, standing in the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach is a very moving experience.    Dad landed on Omaha with the 803rd on 13 June 1944.

We will spend six nights in the Normandy area then travel through Belgium, southern-most Netherlands, Luxembourg then into Germany & Austria and end up in the Czech Republic.

Several folks have asked us to blog the trip and we are going to try!  I've tried keeping travel journals before and have not been very successful but with four of us traveling hopefully we'll get something posted every few days.

Dad's New Testament with letter to the Armed Forces

from Franklin D. Roosevelt