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Finally had our family portraits done. We went down to St. Mary’s Church in Great Bently where the Marvin’s attended church and used to live. They are recorded in the history of the church. The house the use to live in is still standing, it was built in 1570. The Marvin’s left England in 1635. We had beautiful weather if a bit chilly. I can’t wait to see the pictures.

We spent a wonderful yet emotional weekend seeing the historical locations of D-Day. This was a Boy Scout event but was opened to all scouts of all nationalities. This year
is 70th anniversary of D-Day. We camped on the cliffs overlooking Omaha Beach. We visited Utah Beach, Pointe Du Hoc, and Omaha Beach. We laid flowers on graves in the American Military Cemetery. Heather’s grandfather’s (Carl Huff) and great uncle’s (Harold Marvin) units came ashore at Utah Beach after D-Day. The 157th and the 166th Engineering Company. Don’t know if they actually crossed the beach but it was moving to think they might have been there. We changed our plans on the return trip and took the ferry out of Cherbourg so we could see where Mark’s uncle’s (James Sowma) unit, the 79th Infantry, helped to liberate the city.