Growing Up Grateful
We often share how the French people teach every generation to show gratitude for their freedom. Recently, at our Stony Brook event, I had the pleasure of meeting a student from France, Anne-Sarah. Her genuine excitement for veterans and our ...
Generation to Generation
Last November we shared a blog from educator and author, Todd Anton. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Veterans Appreciation Dinner which will be held on Wednesday, November 6th. In addition to this annual event Todd Anton, along ...
Stories from the Road-Clarksville
Working on The Girl Who Wore Freedom team, I have learned how commemoration services in France honor and thank our veterans, while also providing moments of restoration and reconciliation. These services and celebrations also offer opportunities to educate younger French ...
A Podcast Changed My Life
A couple of weeks ago we shared Christian Taylor's visit to The Movie Proposal Podcast in the spring of 2018. This week we would like to share how that podcast changed everything for our crew member Kyler Redding. In the ...
Ask Christian!
Last week we shared Christian’s visit to the Movie Proposal Podcast from Spring of 2018. At that point, she was raising money and looking for volunteers just before leaving for principal photography in Normandy. A year and a half later, ...
The Movie Proposal Podcast
The Movie Proposal podcast is a thoughtful conversation between friends about movies. In March of 2018, they invited their friend, Christian Taylor, to share about her project The Girl Who Wore Freedom. Looking back at this podcast, you see how ...
What Can You Do in 81 Days?
Last Sunday marked another 75th anniversary from World War II – the liberation of Paris. From September of 1939 to the Spring of 1940 the world watched in astonished disbelief as German armies sped through Europe occupying nation after nation ...
What Utah Beach Taught Me
We were sitting in the family room in their little cape cod in Elverson PA, watching Lawrence Welk. I knew it would probably be the last time I saw Pop-pop this side of heaven. I was leaving for a semester ...
A D-Day Romance
Normandy is a place of freedom and love. The love that the early soldiers had for the French people when they landed on their beaches, and the love that the French people have to this day for our military and ...
Now You Too Can Wear The Girl Who Wore Freedom
If you're a fan of the film you've probably seen the stylish Normandy Stories and The Girl Who Wore Freedom shirts and hats on the cast and crew during our shoots and visits to Normandy. If you've been looking for ...