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| The National World War II Museum welcomes the Normandy Liberty Bell in New Orleans |
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The Normandie Mémoire association, whose President is Admiral BRAC DE LA PERRIERE, decided in 2003 to realise the Normandy Liberty Bell due to the support of the Regional Council of Basse-Normandie. The Liberty Bell of Philadelphia would have sounded in 1776 for the Declaration of Independence of the United States and despite its crack it sounded again but for the last time on June the 6th 1944 as a symbol when the American troops landed on the French soil. Its real replica sounded on June the 6th 2004 during the commemorative ceremonies of the 60th anniversary of D-Day. At the end of 2006 the President of the Regional Council of Basse-Normandie and the President of Normandie Mémoire decided to give the Normandy Liberty Bell to the American people. The inaugural ceremony to welcome the Normandy Liberty Bell in New Orleans at the National WWI Museum took place on November the 11th 2009.
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Listen to the radio RCF each Saturday at 11:03 for 6 minutes : witnesses, discover or rediscover the history of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Online at www.rcf.fr or follow the link below...
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| DDAY 65th ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE VIDEO |
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Watch the D-Day 65th anniversary remembrance video … Relive the emotion of this unforgettable anniversary in the presence of our liberators.
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| NORMANDIE MEMOIRE THANKS PEOPLE FROM NORMANDY |
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Normandie Mémoire would like to thank all its partners, associations, towns and villages which gave their support and commitment to make this 65th anniversary a great event, because veterans deserve it.
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| MORE INFO ABOUT THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF DDAY |
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| CHARTER FOR COLLECTORS AND RE-ENACTORS |
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Alongside the traditional methods of publication of the history of the invasion and the battle of Normandy, associations of collectors or re-enactors help, in a way, to invoke memories of those who fought, express gratitude to the liberating Allies and to pay tribute to those affected by this major World War Two event. In the interest of those who attend such displays and the many col lectors and re-enactors who gravitate towards Lower Normandy during the period of commemoration of the events of 6th June 1944 and of the Battle of Normandy, whether as part of an association or independently, it has become necessary to remind everyone, in a single document, of legal provisions and rules of behaviour and dress that will ensure that such displays take place without incident.
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