The National Guard Monument, Omaha Beach

A Monument at Boulevard de Cauvigny, Vierville-sur-Mer. It is maintained by The National Guard Association of the United States. It sits atop a World War II defensive bunker constructed by occupying German forces and marks the spot where USA troops broke through the German defensive line. The 1944 D-Day landings on this beach (Omaha Beach) were the historical event that inspired a film called “Saving Private Ryan”.
The English version of the text on the monument reads: “Thousands of citizen soldiers of the National Guard stormed ashore on these beaches on 6 June,1944, as part of the Army of the United States. They fought valiantly and with great distinction in all the ensuing battles and campaigns of World War II. More than a quarter-century earlier, in World War I, their fathers shed blood in Europe in the cause of freedom. To all of them, and to the principles for which they fought, this monument is dedicated.”