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| The WWII museum in Caen, France. |
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| Utah Beach and the Utah Beach Museum. |
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| Monument at Utah Beach dedicated to members of the U.S. Navy who fought in the D-Day campaign. |
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| Pointr-du-Hoc, separating Utah Beach from Omaha Beach. Rangers climbed these 100-foot cliffs at the beginning of the D-Day invasion in order to neutralize German fortifications and gun pits. |
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| The Normandy American Cemetery Memorial above Omaha Beach. |
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| The reflecting pool at the American Normandy Memorial, looking out at the cemetery. |
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| The grave of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. He was injured during WWI and had heart problems, but still asked to be assigned to the D-Day invasion. The decisions he made during the battle are credited with leading to his division's success. He died from a heart attack just over one month after the invasion. His wish was to be buried with his men at Normandy. |
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| Amy walking in the surf at Omaha Beach. |
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| A German gun battery at Longues-sur-mer. This is one of four at the site that escaped the war relatively unscathed and still have their guns pointed towards the sea. |
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