{"id":72,"date":"2023-01-18T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T22:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2025-12-25T19:40:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T18:40:27","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/longues-bunker-crosses-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"bunker and croses\" class=\"wp-image-4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/longues-bunker-crosses-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/normandy-tour-guide.com\/normandy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/longues-bunker-crosses-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Longues gun battery &#8211; Crosses American cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">These pages cover d-day , the battle of Normandy, and associated subjects. 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