Flag staff at St. Avold. Dedicating the cemetery on 27 November 1944
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Memorial Front
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Perfect hedges
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Close up of the rear of the memorial. This statue was about 30' tall
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

View from the top
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

List of the Unknowns...
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Using the Copy feature on the Nikon
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Eagle's view
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Over the horizon
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Memorial
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

The grass was green even in June
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Section C
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Purple maple
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Rose garden 2
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Rose garden
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Purple maple
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Perfect edging everywhere
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Gates from inside
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

St. Avold 10,489
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Memorial rear
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Memorial
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Perfect edge trimming
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Dizzying
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

View from the memorial steps
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Memorial overlooking cemetery
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Trees are the only break in the landscape
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Low clouds
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Perspective 3
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Perspective 2
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Perspective
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Using the Copy feature of the Nikon
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, outside St. Avold, France
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

I couldn't resist the photo op... I am a proud Chevy owner...
St. Avold, France 4 June 2005

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

These images were taken during a day trip into France on 4 Jun 2005. This is the second American Memorial Cemetery that I found to visit in Europe. The first was in Hamm, Belgium. See my profile page for a link to those images.

This one was closing right as we arrived but the caretaker was nice enough to permit us to visit freely before the sun set. There are 10,489 graves here. Most of the soldiers remains were "returned" to the US for final burial but still others remain.