Rise and shine. The Cats had an early start to their sixth day of the trip.
 
The team, eager to start their expedition, hopped on the bus. The sight to see today was Normandy Beach and the Normandy Cemetery.
 
The first stop was Longues Sur-Mer and some German gun batteries, followed by Normandy/American Cemetery, the final resting place of over 9,000 soldiers from World War II. This experience was inspiring and just plain moving. Many of those boys were not much older than us when they gave their lives for our freedom.
 
After the Cemetery, the team got a quick and lunch and was off to its next stop –Omaha Beach.
 
Omaha Beach was a key place in the invasion of France in World War II. Omaha Beach is the main beach where D-Day happened, and home to many casualties of young American men.
 
The Wildcats had a really awe-inspiring time. As you looked at the ocean, you had that little revelation that you were standing so many Americans came to fight for our country.
 
After a long and tiring bus ride, the Cats finally landed at the beautiful Saint-Malo, where they quickly unpacked and went to explore the town. To end the night the team and parents went to a gorgeous restaurant where the main course was beef. At this dinner, both the parents and Coach Arbeznik '00 were thanked for their efforts on the trip.
 
This experience of seeing the beaches will stay with me forever because of the immense amount of history that happened there.