
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 1, 1994                   TAG: 9405050185
SECTION: TRAVEL                    PAGE: F8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Barry Stavro Los Angeles Times
DATELINE: NORMANDY COAST, FRANCE                                 LENGTH: Short

SOLEMN GOUND WHERE SO MANY FALLEN WARRIORS LIE

From the sands of Omaha Beach here you can see a plateau a half-mile away. Many of those who died during the D-Day invasion rest there, at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial. Two other American military cemeteries in France are larger than this one, but Normandy is where presidents come, and where this year a record 2 million visitors are expected.

The cemetery's 173 acres were deeded to the United States by France in 1956.

Please see microfilm for the rest of the story.

by CNB