by Cindy Entriken | Nov 11, 2014 | Civil War Letter, Ezekiel Schenck, France, Omaha Beach, Veterans Day - 2014
Ever since my return from Normandy, France, earlier this year, seeing the 8,000+ graves at the American Cemetery and walking on Omaha Beach, I’ve been haunted by the thought of loss associated with war. [for text and photos of that trip, please see my D-Day, 2014...
by Cindy Entriken | Jul 11, 2014 | 70th anniversary of D-Day, Bud Rice, D-Day, Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Utah Beach, WWII
The Decision One of my first tasks, before I started working on my book, Ila’s War, was to obtain a copy of Ila’s military records from the National Archives. But once I had her records I confronted a problem. I knew nothing about the 155th Station...