Honoring and flowering the graves of American soldiers

fallen during the 1944 fighting and buried in Normandy, in the American cemeteries of Colleville-sur-Mer and Saint-James Montjoie Saint-Martin

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Association founded by

Frank Towers

veteran of the 30′ US Division during World War II

Claude Lavieille

resident of Saint-Jean-de-Daye, first town liberated by the 30th Division

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by Christophe LAVIEILLE | Official hymn of the association

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Tributes and Ceremonies

Review of the latest events

Aug 23 2025

81st Anniversary of the End of the Battle of Normandy in Mont-Ormel (61)

At Mont-Ormel, a key site of remembrance of the Battle of Normandy, the association took part in the ceremony marking...
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Jul 03 2025

Independence Day and Anniversary of the U.S. Consulate in Saint-Grégoire (35)

In Saint-Grégoire, we joined in a double commemoration: the 249th anniversary of the Independence of the United States...
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Jun 07 2025

Ceremony in Angoville-au-Plain

The church of Saint-Côme-et-Saint-Damien in Angoville-au-Plain once again hosted a deeply moving ceremony. This...
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Jun 06 2025

International Ceremonies at Utah Beach and Colleville

As every year, the association attended the major international ceremonies of June 6, held on Utah Beach and at the...
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Jun 04 2025

Ceremony at the “Carré de Choux” in Carentan

In Carentan, a ceremony was held at the “Carré de Choux” in honor of the veterans. Many dignitaries attended,...
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May 31 2025

25 Years of Shared Remembrance in Saint-Jean-de-Daye

Ceremony in Saint-Jean-de-Daye for the 25th anniversary and tribute to the founding members.

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May 25 2025

Memorial Day in Colleville

The American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer hosted the traditional Memorial Day ceremony, held every last Sunday in...
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Jun 13 2024

Memorial day St James 2024

On Monday May 27, 2024, 10 members of Fleurs de la Mémoire (including Kathy Towers) visited the St James American...
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Sep 12 2023

79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Normandy: ceremony in Montormel (Orne)

On August 26, the Conseil Départemental de l'Orne invited the Flowers of Remembrance to the ceremony marking the end...
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Jul 15 2023

July 4, St James Cemetery

The Wall of the Missing was also decorated with flowers. Visitors of many nationalities, including English, Germans...
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News of the association

2025 Congress in Bayeux

The 2025 congress of Les Fleurs de la Mémoire took place in Bayeux on March 30, bringing together local officials and international partners. After the approval of the annual reports, discussions highlighted the importance of youth in...
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2024 convention report

The 2024 Annual Congress of Les Fleurs de la Mémoire took place in Saint-Lô on June 2. Emotional testimonies, official speeches, and moments of remembrance made this day a tribute to memory and the passing on of history.

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79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Normandy: ceremony in Montormel (Orne)

On August 26, the Conseil Départemental de l'Orne invited the Flowers of Remembrance to the ceremony marking the end of the Battle of Normandy, alongside representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Poland, Ukraine,...
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American TV report WTHR

An American WTHR-TV report took place in Colleville on June 19, 2023 in the presence of representatives of Flowers of Memory. This report will be broadcast in the summer of 2024 during the Olympic Games.
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Please note

Following questions from several of our members, we would like to clarify that our association has no link or contact with the Facebook page "Les Fleurs de la Mémoire non officiel" (as this Facebook page indicates, by the way). All the...
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New website

After its launch on March 17, the site continues to grow with new sections, including the minutes of the last congress. A little more patience…
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A new president

Serge Néel succeeds Georges-Pierre Joret who chaired the association Les Fleurs de la Mémoire for eleven years. At the Annual Conference on Sunday, April 3, 2022, the incumbent President announced that he would denounce his term on the...
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Death of Mary Towers

On July 6, 2022, in Gainesville, Florida, Mary Powers, wife of Frank Towers, co-founder of the Flowers of Memory, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her 4 children and family. She had just celebrated her 103rd birthday. It is with...
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Roses distributed at Saint James cemetery

On July 4th, members of the Flowers of Remembrance Board of Directors distributed roses to visitors to the American cemetery.Approximately 70 people of foreign nationalities and French people on vacation fulfilled the duty of remembrance...
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OBITUARY

It is with sadness that we learned of the death of GENE S. DILLINGER at the age of 89 whose funeral was celebrated on Friday, March 4, 2022 in the church Saint-Patrice de Bayeux followed by burial in the cemetery of Huppain. Mr Dillinger...
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