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Behind the Aegis

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Tue Jun 6, 2023, 02:45 PM Jun 2023

(Jewish Group) Efforts to change crosses over graves of Jewish American soldiers

A certain stillness hangs heavy over the beaches of Normandy, France, even 79 years after Allied forces stormed these shores during D-Day. It's hard not to be struck by the sacrifice thousands of soldiers made here as they pushed back Hitler's army.

Row after row, white crosses mark the 9,387 graves of Americans buried at Normandy American Cemetery. But many of the Latin crosses were unknowingly placed above the graves of Jewish American soldiers.

That includes Lt. Lawrence Craig, who died in 1944.

"He was just one of the thousands of people who gave the ultimate sacrifice so we can have the life we have," said Bill Loventhal.

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Good. While not a huge move forward, it is good they are recognizing the mistake.

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