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U.S. flags on Omaha Beach, planted by the PNNMB

Omaha Beach

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The Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band visited Omaha Beach, site of the hard-fought Allied victory on June 6, 1944. They planted flags commemorating military veterans.

Victoria Bracken and Helen Patton, the granddaughter of General George Patton

The Granddaughter of General George Patton

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Helen Patton, granddaughter of General George Patton, poses with members of the Pride of Niner Nations Marching Band shortly after the band’s performance at the Brittany American Cemetery in Normandy, France.

Baritone horns and marching band helmets at the Brittany American Cemetery in Normandy, France.

Brittany American Cemetery

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The “Pride of Niner Nation” Marching Band performed at the Brittany American Cemetery in Normandy, France.  Two band members, Emily Asbill and Tyriq Evans, spoke at the memorial event. 

Pvt. Samuel Peterson of Charlotte

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One of the visits on the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band’s tour of Normandy to commemorate D-Day is the Brittany American Cemetery, the resting place of 4,410 American servicemen. Cemetery Superintendent David Bedford on Thursday showed the grave of Pvt. Samuel Peterson of Charlotte, killed in the Normandy campaign.  As he rubbed Omaha Beach […]