I remember a couple of years ago when we were on a Transatlantic cruise
and a stop was in Cherboug. We had been to the D Day sites a few times
so decided to just take a tour on a bus as it was relaxing. The bus had a
"French Guide" and the total time to the Memorial the French Guide braged
about how great DeGaulle was and his return to France and the dedicated
Frenchmen who died on D Day. She never mentioned the Americans who had thousands who fought and died on the invasion. Finally an American Vet who was on the bus shouted out to her could she pronounce "American" and after a push she finally said "American" and all clapped on the bus. What she did not say was that ONLY 7 Frenchmen died on D Day beaches vs the thousands of Americans who died to free the French. Enough said.