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The essential history expeditions blog

Bayeux, Normandy, France

Punchbowl National Cemetery in Honolulu,, Hawaii

Tom Hanks’ new World War Two series on the History Channel had us enthralled this past weekend. While I had family members serve in Europe in both World Wars, our family in large part is more one of Pacific service.

In this blog, we are going back to the beginning, to show what we first saw and felt on that very first trip. Because it still animates us to this day and is the beating heart of our expeditions.