29th Division veterans gather in Vierville

American veterans of the 29th Division, accompanied by their families, went to Vierville one Sunday to commemorate the events of June 1944 and lay wreaths in front of the monument.

Their day began at the Pointe du Hoc, followed by a lunch in Grandcamp offered by the municipalities of Isigny and Grandcamp-Maisy. After Vierville, they continued to the American cemetery of Colleville, with a ceremony and a visit to the site. Colonel Walker laid a wreath on the grave of F. Peregory.

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