On June 7, 2014, Battleship Cove will embark on a day-long celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Allies' historic June 6,1944, invasion of the beaches of Normandy.
Code named Operation Overlord, over 1500,000 men and nearly 30,000 vehicles crossed the English Channel on that fateful day, becoming the largest seaborne invasion in history.
D-Day was not only a triumph of intelligence, coordination, secrecy, and planning, but a testament of the bravery of individual soldiers in combat.
At 10:00am, a ceremony led by Battleship Cove Executive Director, Brad King, will take place to commemorate those who fought so bravely 70 years ago for the freedom we now enjoy.
The ceremony will start with the marching of the Marine Veterans Honor Guard and the playing of the National Anthem by Navy Bank Northeast followed by an invocation from Reverend Lawrence. The ceremony will conclude with a laying of a wreath, 21-gun salute and a rendition of Road to the Isles, Blue Bonnet and Hieland' Laddie by bag pipers.
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D-Day Veteran, Robert Forcier, will also be in attendance.
Activities everyone can enjoy include a paratrooper Fun-shop where you can create your very own plastic paratrooper and send him into battle, an exciting scavenger hunt to search for the five beaches of Normandy and Battleship Feud - A Family Feud-style game to guess what equipment each soldier carried with him onto the beaches of Normandy. Hint - they carried over 75 pounds!All activities are hands-on, and are free with Museum admission.
For more information and a full schedule of events, please visit www.battleshipcove.org, or call 508-678-1100.
