BLReed
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Nov 22, 2009
- Messages
- 1,676
Not to fear. They are trying to restore the beach.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/05/1995654/d-day-site-under-assault-again.html
"The cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, the Normandy promontory where the Rangers stared down death, have eroded by 33 feet since June 6, 1944. Today, the job is to strengthen the cliffs, not conquer them, and keep the bunker used by the Germans as an observation point from falling into the pounding sea."
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/06/05/1995654/d-day-site-under-assault-again.html
"The cliffs at Pointe du Hoc, the Normandy promontory where the Rangers stared down death, have eroded by 33 feet since June 6, 1944. Today, the job is to strengthen the cliffs, not conquer them, and keep the bunker used by the Germans as an observation point from falling into the pounding sea."