The theme for this week's Photo Hunt is veterans/military. These photos were taken in Bayeux in August. It is the the last resting place of several thousand mainly British soldiers who died during the D-Day landings and the bloody battles in the bocage in the summer of 1944.Bayeux was the first French town to be liberated
Great shots - I need to get there for a visit one of these days.
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Beautifully austere.
ReplyDeleteWhen I came here first I only saw the heading, Bayeux Cemetery and another thought popped into my head for a moment.
ReplyDeleteRows upon rows of headstones really bring it home to one, don't they? Our young men killed in their prime.
Happy weekend to you Jams.
I was getting ready to write that rows and rows of headstones are so emotional to me when I saw that JMB said almost the same thing. It is so terribly sad. Great choice for the theme.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a good weekend.
Glad you like my photos even if they are a bit stark
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, very poignant and a great choice for the theme.
ReplyDeleteStark photos of a stark subject. The reality of war is that young men die and old men think it glorious.
ReplyDeleteOnly women weep.
Stark photos of a stark subject. The reality of war is that young men die and old men think it glorious.
ReplyDeleteOnly women weep.
So many war dead. I hope that on Memorial Day, people will remember that fact as well as individual war bravery and glory.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I have also a shot from a resting place for soldiers. But my picture is taken in West Virginia, and most of the graves are from the Civil War.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend Jams!
Best wishes
Anna
Beautiful shot. Happy Saturday!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! Perfect for this week's theme!
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Beautiful, and the B&W makes it all the more so.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos - perfect with b/w!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice for the theme.
I hope you have a nice weekend
( I can´t find any military objects here...therefore I´m skipping this week.)
Wow.. the whole place is so orderly. Nice one Jams.
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Excellent tribute to a stark reality. Well done.
ReplyDeletegreat photos and tribute to fallen heroes. i have a similar post. hope you could check it out.:p
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone
ReplyDeleteWow....oh wow. Just what can I say with photos like these. Moving, makes my heart take a leap. The ever so high lists of deaths during wars...Wow Jams. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteOne of MY favorite Veterans is on my post this week. Come see him if you have some time.
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Beautiful pics, though sad, Jams.
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Sue
Perfect photos for this theme.
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So many very young lives lost. And we don't learn.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, jams.
I hope there will never be another world war. EVER!
ReplyDeleteThe brave men full of patriotism in them.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my husband's 20 years in the navy
great shots!! rather eerie though.
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PH : Fly Girl
So many lives thrown away because of a mad guy with crazy ideas. Can you imagine that over seventy million people, the majority civilians, died for that ?
ReplyDeleteits good to look back of what our heroes have done to defend and liberate us.
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the first 2 pics look so eerie. Great shots though. Happy PH!
ReplyDeleteSo agree with jmb
ReplyDelete"Rows upon rows of headstones really bring it home to one, don't they? Our young men killed in their prime."
Great shots of very sobering scenes.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots Jams!
ReplyDeleteMade for b/w.
I love the depth and use of light in the second shot.
Have a great weekend!
Really brings it home, doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteSo, so many. Beautiful pictures to remind us of those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
ReplyDelete'Thank you' is never enough!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, the stones seem to glow.
ReplyDeleteYour photos really bring out the magnitude of this battle and the enormous loss of life. Moving post.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog, Jams!
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend
Anna
I have never been to a big Cemetery - with all the gravestone looking the same only seen them on move.
ReplyDeleteMe to, I happy that Sweden never been in war (well they did fight before BUT long before)
MB
Peace love and understanding.
I was going to say what Liz has said.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say what Liz has said.
ReplyDeleteAwesome shots.
ReplyDeleteThese black and white photos make the post even sadder.
ReplyDeletePeace. No more wars!
They are perfect in b/w...
ReplyDeleteWishing you a bright weekend!