Post Numéro: 8 de Paddy 01 Mar 2014, 17:54
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Friday May 30 & Saturday May 31
*Starting at 10:30 PM - Sound and Light Show at the Manoir de la Hougue at Orglandes. Presentation based on the theme of the German occupation and the liberation by the Allied troops, with special homage given to Pierre Devouassoud and Magloire Dorange - resistance fighters originally from Orglandes and shot to death at Montebourg.
*11 PM - 100 actors in costumes and vehicles from the WW2 time period
*12 AM - Fireworks & music
Saturday May 31
*10 AM - 5 PM : March for International Peace (around 20 kms) Departure from Utah Beach and arrival at Sainte Mère Eglise
Sunday June 1
*All day long - Military Antique Show at Picauville
Wednesday June 4
All day long - Military Show at Sainte Mère Eglise
Thursday June 5
9 AM to 5 PM - Military Show at Sainte Marie du Mont
6 PM - Ceremony at the Monument Signal at Sainte Mère Eglise
7 PM - Ceremony at Utah Beach (to be confirmed)
9 PM & 11 PM - Parachute jump at the Holdy Battery and dramatized visit of the Holdy Battery
10:45-11 PM - Fireworks at Utah Beach
Friday June 6
Landing on Utah Beach of a landing craft "PA-34" (time to be determined according to tide)
9 AM - IVY March at Sainte Marie du Mont
11 AM - Ceremony at the USN Angelo Chatas Monument
2 PM - Arrival of Ivy March
2:30 PM - Welcoming of veterans at Sainte Marie du Mont (to be confirmed)
4:30 PM - Large parade with 1000 to 1500 musicians at Sainte Mère Eglise (to be confirmed)
7:30 PM - Franco-American friendship diner at Picauville
8:30 PM : Peace concert at the church of Sainte Mère Eglise
8:30 PM - Liberation Ball at Sainte Marie du Mont
9 PM & 11 PM - Parachute jump at the Holdy Battery and dramatized visit of the Holdy Battery
Ceremonies at Picauville & Chef du Pont (time yet to be determined)
Saturday June 7
8:30 AM - Departure of the Carentan Liberty March
10 AM to 6 PM - exposition of armored vehicles and repair vehicles at Sainte Marie du Mont
10:30 AM - Inauguration of a new monument at the "Charles De Glopper" site at Amfreville
12 PM - Normandy Day Meal at Sainte Mère Eglise
3 to 4:30 PM - Music & dancing, reconstruction of an exodus and a parade of vehicles at the place de la République in Carentan
4:30 PM - Arrival of the Carentan Liberty march with the reconstruction of the June 23 "Silver Star" ceremony
5 PM - Peace Ceremony at Mile Marker 0 in front of the city hall of Sainte Mère Eglise
6 PM - Live show in the center of Sainte Mère Eglise - "Build peace together" with 39 junior highers from France, the United States and Germany (to be confirmed)
7 PM - Liberty Banquet at the covered market of Sainte Mère Eglise
7:30 PM - Parade with the "Major Girls" at Sainte Marie du Mont
9 PM - Grand Ball of the Liberation at Carentan
23 PM - Fireworks at Sainte Mère Eglise
Sunday June 8
1 PM - International Military Parachute jump at La Fière, followed by an official ceremony with American veteran Fred Morgan receiving the Legion of Honor
10:30 PM - Showing of archival film at Sainte Marie du Mont
Monday June 9
9:30 AM - Inauguration & ceremony of the monument of the rosary at Sainteny / Ceremony at the monument of the Forges at Sainteny / Reception at the city hall of Sainteny
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