Eulogy for Brigido Gonzalez
Recording of Eulogy presented at the Normandy American Cemetery
At the Cemetery
The day we went to the Normandy American Cemetery is a day that will live on forever in my heart. It is impossible to explain the extent of emotion that I, along with my fellow students, experienced in just a couple hours. Listening to the eulogies was a heartbreaking, yet necessary activity. The stories of the soldiers drove home the concept that freedom comes at a price, and for our freedom it was the soldier's price. Honoring these brave men, including Brigido was a fulfilling action. Reading my eulogy brought me to tears, but it also gave me a sense of peace that Brigido will always be remembered, it is what he deserves. The cemetery is beautiful, as the pictures below will show, but more than the physical landscape, it is the beauty of the common man's sacrifice that makes the cemetery breathtaking and unforgettable. (Click on the pictures below to enlarge and view slideshow)