{"id":144301,"date":"2023-05-30T14:19:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T18:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/?p=144301"},"modified":"2023-06-07T09:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:51:46","slug":"lieu-sacre-seloigner-des-cartes-pour-aller-marcher-sur-les-plages-et-les-falaises-de-normandie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/lieu-sacre-seloigner-des-cartes-pour-aller-marcher-sur-les-plages-et-les-falaises-de-normandie\/","title":{"rendered":"Lieu sacr\u00e9: S\u2019\u00e9loigner des cartes pour aller marcher sur les plages et les falaises de Normandie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174767 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pointe-du-Hoc.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>Lieu sacr\u00e9:<\/strong> S\u2019\u00e9loigner des cartes pour aller marcher sur les plages et les falaises de Normandie<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Un Staff Ride sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent am\u00e8ne les \u00e9tudiants de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan de ROTC (Corps de formation des officiers de r\u00e9serve) \u00e0 appr\u00e9hender la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du Jour J<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy\/\">English<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/espanol.umich.edu\/noticias\/2023\/06\/02\/tierra-sagrada-del-mapa-a-las-playas-y-acantilados-de-normandia\/\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/pt-br\/solo-sagrado-saindo-do-mapa-e-entrando-nas-praias-falesias-da-normandia\/\">Portugu\u00eas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Article &#8211; Fernanda Pires, photos et vid\u00e9o &#8211; Jeremy Marble, mise en page- Nicole Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NORMANDIE, en France\u2014Alors que les \u00e9tudiants s&rsquo;approchent de l\u2019extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 irr\u00e9guli\u00e8re de la Pointe du Hoc sur la c\u00f4te nord-ouest de la Normandie, ils semblent perplexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ils ont \u00e9tudi\u00e9 la Seconde Guerre mondiale et ont appris comment les Rangers de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine ont d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 sur Omaha Beach le 6 juin 1944, escaladant les falaises normandes sous des tirs ennemis intenses. Ils savent tout du Jour J, la plus grande op\u00e9ration amphibie de l&rsquo;histoire et la bataille sanglante, tournant pour les forces alli\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"fluid\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R-ZToRInbrY?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Staff Ride in Normandy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Presque huit d\u00e9cennies plus tard, les \u00e9tudiants d\u00e9couvrent quelque chose de nouveau sur l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience de guerre alors qu&rsquo;ils s\u2019embarquent dans un Staff Ride sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent avec le Corps de formation des officiers de r\u00e9serve (ROTC) de l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 du Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Alexis-Gonzalez-1-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre, Alexis Gonzalez, au m\u00e9morial des Rangers de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre am\u00e9ricaine de la Seconde Guerre mondiale \u00e0 la Pointe du Hoc\" class=\"wp-image-173907\" width=\"512\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Alexis-Gonzalez-1-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Alexis-Gonzalez-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Alexis-Gonzalez-1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Alexis-Gonzalez-1-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Alexis-Gonzalez-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre, Alexis Gonzalez, au m\u00e9morial des Rangers de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre am\u00e9ricaine de la Seconde Guerre mondiale \u00e0 la Pointe du Hoc\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Vous lisez des r\u00e9cits sur l&rsquo;invasion des Alli\u00e9s dans les livres et vous apprenez certains d\u00e9tails de cette op\u00e9ration particuli\u00e8re et les hautes falaises, mais vous n\u2019en pensez pas grande chose\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le cadet de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e Alexis Gonzalez, l&rsquo;un des 30 cadets et aspirants qui ont explor\u00e9 le site de Normandie ce printemps dans le cadre du Staff Ride \u00e0 caract\u00e8re unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Une fois que vous \u00eates ici, vous voyez \u2013 de vos propres yeux \u2013 la masse des falaises, leur hauteur et la difficult\u00e9 du terrain que les Rangers ont d\u00fb appr\u00e9hender ; c\u2019est plut\u00f4t un choc.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gonzalez avait \u00e9tudi\u00e9 l&rsquo;op\u00e9ration de la Pointe du Hoc et le terrain environnant pendant un semestre avant de se rendre en France, mais il admet avoir tout de m\u00eame \u00e9t\u00e9 surpris lorsqu&rsquo;il a touch\u00e9 le sol par une matin\u00e9e froide et venteuse. Le ciel \u00e9tait bleu avec seulement quelques nuages \u00e9parses, offrant une vue imprenable sur les vastes falaises de plus de 30 m\u00e8tres de haut qui surplombent les \u00e9troites plages fran\u00e7aises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Ils (les Rangers) avaient leur canon avec eux, donc ils devaient envoyer leur \u00e9chelle au sommet de ces falaises \u00e0 l\u2019aide du canon et ensuite les escalader sous les tirs des forces allemandes\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u00a0En fait, rien que l&rsquo;escalade semble difficile, mais imaginez-vous vous faire mitrailler en m\u00eame temps. Cela nous donne une autre perspective de ce \u00e0 quoi les Rangers ont \u00e9t\u00e9 confront\u00e9s.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174746 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-bunker.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent &#8211; hier et aujourd&rsquo;hui<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Entour\u00e9 de plusieurs bunkers en b\u00e9ton avec des plaques comm\u00e9moratives, le site de la Pointe du Hoc est l&rsquo;un des nombreux sites de ces batailles qui se sont d\u00e9roul\u00e9es simultan\u00e9ment le Jour J. L\u2019op\u00e9ration navale, a\u00e9rienne et terrestre la plus importante de l&rsquo;histoire de l\u2019humanit\u00e9 a rassembl\u00e9 les forces alli\u00e9es des \u00c9tats-Unis, de la Grande-Bretagne et du Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Et pour la premi\u00e8re fois, l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 du Michigan a r\u00e9uni des cadets et aspirants qualifi\u00e9s, repr\u00e9sentant les unit\u00e9s de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e de terre, de la marine et de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e de l&rsquo;air pour visiter les monuments comm\u00e9moratifs et historiques du nord de la France ainsi que s&rsquo;entra\u00eener ensemble sur les champs de bataille. Tous les participants \u00e9taient des \u00e9tudiants de derni\u00e8re ann\u00e9e qui serviront dans l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine en tant qu&rsquo;officiers commissionn\u00e9s apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu leur dipl\u00f4me de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"De gauche \u00e0 droite : Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Church, Sergent-Ma\u00eetre de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Carlos Castillo, Sergent Technique de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air Molly Shepherd, Lieutenant-colonel Melissa Smith, Capitaine des Marines Jared Stein, Capitaine Scott Bunnay\" class=\"wp-image-174543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Church-group.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">De gauche \u00e0 droite : Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Church, Sergent-Ma\u00eetre de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Carlos Castillo, Sergent Technique de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air Molly Shepherd, Lieutenant-colonel Melissa Smith, Capitaine des Marines Jared Stein, Capitaine Scott Bunnay\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"Carte montrant o\u00f9 les forces alli\u00e9es ont d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 sur Omaha Beach le 6 juin 1944\" class=\"wp-image-174627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces-1536x889.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-forces.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Carte montrant o\u00f9 les forces alli\u00e9es ont d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 sur Omaha Beach le 6 juin 1944\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;est la premi\u00e8re fois que les trois corps se r\u00e9unissent ainsi et se trouvent en fait \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger pour enseigner aux futurs officiers ce que cela signifie d&rsquo;\u00eatre au service de l\u2019arm\u00e9e, pour diriger et discuter des attentes en mati\u00e8re de leadership au sein de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le lieutenant-colonel Thomas Church, responsable et professeur de sciences militaires pour le programme de formation des officiers de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0L\u2019op\u00e9ration militaire en Normandie est unique en son genre, adapt\u00e9e \u00e0 nos futurs officiers de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e. Ici, nous avons une opportunit\u00e9 incroyable de voir ce qui s&rsquo;est pass\u00e9 \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle, une op\u00e9ration qui n&rsquo;avait jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9e auparavant. L&rsquo;op\u00e9ration du Jour J a chang\u00e9 la perspective mondiale sur ce que notre arm\u00e9e fait pour notre pays et pour l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174718\" alt=\"Participants du Staff Ride\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Le Staff Ride : un outil militaire pratique<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Les Staff Rides remontent aux ann\u00e9es 1700, lorsque les Allemands, sous certains dirigeants comme par exemple Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric le Grand, d\u00e9ployaient des officiers pour explorer le terrain afin de mieux comprendre les conditions au sol et se pr\u00e9parer \u00e0 la bataille, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Stephen Bourque, professeur d&rsquo;histoire \u00e9m\u00e9rite \u00e0 l&rsquo;U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies. Il a particip\u00e9 au Staff Ride en Normandie en tant que r\u00e9sident, expert de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gr\u00e2ce au Staff Ride &#8211; analyse syst\u00e9matique d&rsquo;un site pour comprendre l&rsquo;impact de la g\u00e9ographie, du climat et des interactions humaines d&rsquo;importance historique &#8211; les \u00e9tudiants du ROTC ont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 une meilleure compr\u00e9hension de la complexit\u00e9 de la guerre et de l&rsquo;interaction chaotique entre les \u00eatres humains et leurs machines, confront\u00e9s les uns aux autres dans un environnement dynamique fort intense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Participants du Staff Ride\n\" class=\"wp-image-174592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-ride2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Participants du Staff Ride\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Sur les falaises de Normandie et au-del\u00e0, les \u00e9tudiants ont appris \u00e0 se d\u00e9tacher des cartes, \u00e0 aller sur le terrain et \u00e0 revivre ce qui s\u2019\u00e9tait pass\u00e9 le Jour J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Pour les \u00e9tudiants du Michigan qui consacreront une partie de leur carri\u00e8re \u00e0 d\u00e9fendre ce pays, il est primordiale qu&rsquo;ils aient l&rsquo;opportunit\u00e9 d&rsquo;apprendre des informations sur l&rsquo;histoire et les sites et batailles cl\u00e9s au travers d\u2019une exp\u00e9rience \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9tranger, avant leur commissionnement et une premi\u00e8re mission\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Valeria Bertacco, vice-provost de l&rsquo;apprentissage engag\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Notre mission est de leur fournir une \u00e9ducation, des exp\u00e9riences et des formations de premier choix afin qu&rsquo;ils soient pr\u00eats \u00e0 donner le meilleur d&rsquo;eux-m\u00eames.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174732 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-map-study.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Pr\u00e9paration, puis d\u00e9part<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Bourque, professeur d'histoire \u00e9m\u00e9rite \u00e0 l'U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies\" class=\"wp-image-174711\" width=\"225\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque-505x354.jpg 505w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque-745x522.jpg 745w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Stephen-Bourque.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stephen Bourque, professeur d&rsquo;histoire \u00e9m\u00e9rite \u00e0 l&rsquo;U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Un Staff Ride comprend trois phases essentielles et distinctes : (1) l&rsquo;\u00e9tude pr\u00e9liminaire syst\u00e9matique d&rsquo;une campagne, d&rsquo;une bataille ou d&rsquo;un \u00e9v\u00e9nement choisi ; (2) une visite approfondie du site en question associ\u00e9 \u00e0 cette bataille ; et (3) l\u2019opportunit\u00e9 d&rsquo;int\u00e9grer les le\u00e7ons tir\u00e9es des phases 1 et 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0La phase pr\u00e9paratoire est cruciale car les Staff Rides reposent sur la participation optimale des \u00e9tudiants pour garantir r\u00e9flexion, analyse et discussion\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Bourque. \u00ab\u00a0Ils ont fait des recherches, r\u00e9dig\u00e9 un essai et pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 un briefing pr\u00e9liminaire quand ils \u00e9taient dans le Michigan. Maintenant, nous sommes ici, dans la phase d&rsquo;\u00e9tude sur le terrain. Nous allons l\u00e0 o\u00f9 les \u00e9v\u00e9nements ont eu lieu pour qu&rsquo;ils puissent s&rsquo;immerger dans l&rsquo;environnement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Shane Yamco\" class=\"wp-image-174704\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Shane-Yamco.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Shane Yamco\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Cela donne aux \u00e9tudiants une compr\u00e9hension pratique des diff\u00e9rences entre les cartes, ce qui est \u00e9crit, et \u00e0 quoi cela ressemble sur le terrain. Il est impossible que ce qu\u2019ils voient sur une carte soit comparable \u00e0 ce qu\u2019ils voient sur le terrain.\u00a0\u00bb<br>Sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en \u00e9conomie et en \u00e9tudes internationales, Shane Yamco a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que chaque endroit est \u00ab\u00a0unique \u00e0 sa fa\u00e7on\u00a0\u00bb et contribue \u00e0 une repr\u00e9sentation globale des invasions de Normandie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Les histoires ici sont une source d\u2019inspiration\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le cadet de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e Yamco. \u00ab\u00a0Elles vont au-del\u00e0 des tactiques, des capacit\u00e9s, des armes, des engagements et de toutes ces strat\u00e9gies. Il s&rsquo;agit plut\u00f4t des personnes, de leur leadership et de la mani\u00e8re dont les leaders ont inspir\u00e9 les troupes. L&rsquo;arm\u00e9e elle-m\u00eame, qui est essentielle \u00e0 cette r\u00e9gion, est l&rsquo;une des plus grandes organisation de solidarit\u00e9, de bravoure et de sacrifice.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174697\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-flag-raising.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-flag-raising.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-flag-raising-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-flag-raising-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-flag-raising-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-flag-raising-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Chaque arr\u00eat : Patriotisme, fiert\u00e9 et chagrin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-1024x716.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Cimeti\u00e8re am\u00e9ricain de Normandie\" class=\"wp-image-174620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-1536x1074.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-505x354.jpg 505w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary-745x522.jpg 745w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-cemetary.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cimeti\u00e8re am\u00e9ricain de Normandie\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Il est un peu avant 9 heures du matin au cimeti\u00e8re am\u00e9ricain de Normandie, alors qu&rsquo;un groupe d&rsquo;\u00e9tudiants du ROTC de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan se pr\u00e9pare \u00e0 hisser le drapeau am\u00e9ricain. Ils ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 effectu\u00e9 cette c\u00e9r\u00e9monie maintes fois, mais jamais dans le premier cimeti\u00e8re am\u00e9ricain sur le sol europ\u00e9en, \u00e9tabli le 8 juin 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Les \u00e9motions ici sont diff\u00e9rentes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quelques minutes avant la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie du drapeau, l\u2019\u00e9motion de plusieurs cadets se ressent au travers de leur respiration profonde, faces aux 9 386 tombes de militaires am\u00e9ricains sur presque 70 hectares. La plupart d&rsquo;entre eux ont perdu la vie lors des d\u00e9barquements du Jour J et des op\u00e9rations qui ont suivi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L&rsquo;herbe verte scintille sous le soleil. Rang\u00e9e apr\u00e8s rang\u00e9e, les croix blanches et les \u00e9toiles de David sont parfaitement align\u00e9es, \u00e0 perte de vue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Anthony John Nasharr\" class=\"wp-image-174634\" width=\"512\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr-1536x981.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anthony-John-Nasharr.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Anthony John Nasharr\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Silence absolu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Quel honneur de hisser le drapeau au cimeti\u00e8re am\u00e9ricain de Normandie\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Anthony John Nasharr, \u00e9tudiant en g\u00e9nie m\u00e9canique et cadet de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e. \u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;est un lieu que je n&rsquo;oublierai jamais de par l&rsquo;importance du champ de bataille et du soin apport\u00e9 au m\u00e9morial des disparus.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le cimeti\u00e8re se trouve \u00e0 l&rsquo;extr\u00e9mit\u00e9 nord d&rsquo;une voie d&rsquo;acc\u00e8s sur un promontoire surplombant Omaha Beach, la plage la plus restreinte et la plus lourdement d\u00e9fendue. Pr\u00e8s de 30 000 soldats am\u00e9ricains ont d\u00e9barqu\u00e9 ici &#8211; pas vraiment \u00e0 l&rsquo;endroit pr\u00e9vu. Environ 2 500 d&rsquo;entre eux y ont perdu la vie, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9s, port\u00e9s disparus ou faits prisonniers dans les premi\u00e8res heures de l&rsquo;assaut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174613\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Le Mus\u00e9e canadien des plages du Jour J\" class=\"wp-image-174613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-Canadian-Museum-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Le Mus\u00e9e canadien des plages du Jour J\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174606\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture.jpg\" alt=\"Sculpture de soldats\" class=\"wp-image-174606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-soldiers-sculpture-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sculpture de soldats\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174599\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun.jpg\" alt=\"Tourelle de canon\" class=\"wp-image-174599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-staff-turret-gun-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tourelle de canon\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Etre l\u00e0 o\u00f9 ils \u00e9taient \u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0 et pouvoir voir exactement ce par quoi ils sont pass\u00e9s est une exp\u00e9rience unique\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 David Walsh, \u00e9tudiant en sciences politiques et cadet de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e de l&rsquo;air. \u00ab\u00a0En plus, c&rsquo;est incroyable que ces soldats, des hommes et femmes \u00e0 peine plus \u00e2g\u00e9s que moi, aient sacrifi\u00e9 autant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0C\u2019est formateur de savoir que je me dirige vers une carri\u00e8re professionnelle dans laquelle je vais devoir mener de nombreuses personnes plus jeunes que moi. Ce que j&rsquo;apprends ici t\u00e9moigne du caract\u00e8re des soldats, de qui ils \u00e9taient et de ce qu&rsquo;ils voulaient nous donner. Et c&rsquo;est quelque chose que j&rsquo;esp\u00e8re pouvoir accomplir si je suis appel\u00e9 \u00e0 en faire de m\u00eame.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174564\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-paratroopers.jpg\" alt=\"Parachutistes du mus\u00e9e de l'Airborne de Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise\" class=\"wp-image-174564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-paratroopers.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-paratroopers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-paratroopers-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-paratroopers-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-paratroopers-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parachutistes du mus\u00e9e de l&rsquo;Airborne de Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174557\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e de l'Airborne de Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise\" class=\"wp-image-174557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Airborne-Museum-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mus\u00e9e de l&rsquo;Airborne de Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174550\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Utah-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"Plage d'Utah\" class=\"wp-image-174550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Utah-Beach.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Utah-Beach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Utah-Beach-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Utah-Beach-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Utah-Beach-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plage d&rsquo;Utah\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour le capitaine Scott Bunnay, professeur clinicien de science navale, la qualit\u00e9 des \u00e9changes, tant au niveau de l\u2019enseignement que de l&rsquo;apprentissage, change compl\u00e8tement lorsque l&rsquo;on est sur place, surtout dans des endroits embl\u00e9matiques tels que les plages d&rsquo;Omaha ou d&rsquo;Utah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0En tant qu&rsquo;officiers militaires, nous n&rsquo;op\u00e9rons pas dans une salle de classe\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u00ab\u00a0Il est important de pouvoir observer l&rsquo;environnement. Quand ils touchent physiquement le sable et qu\u2019ils ressentent le froid, on peut discuter et les familiariser avec les d\u00e9fis \u00e9thiques auxquels les membres de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine ont \u00e9t\u00e9 confront\u00e9s dans le pass\u00e9. On peut parler de ce qu&rsquo;ils ont affront\u00e9, de leurs r\u00e9actions et de la mani\u00e8re dont nous pouvons appliquer cela aux op\u00e9rations actuelles et aux d\u00e9fis auxquels ils feront face, en tant qu&rsquo;officiers commissionn\u00e9s de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e am\u00e9ricaine, apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu leur dipl\u00f4me de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna Schneider, \u00e9tudiante en soins infirmiers, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que ce Staff Ride a compl\u00e8tement chang\u00e9 sa compr\u00e9hension de l\u2019histoire, des guerres et des interactions humaines, ainsi que des prises de d\u00e9cision et des le\u00e7ons du pass\u00e9 et a renforc\u00e9 son d\u00e9sir d&rsquo;en apprendre davantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\u00c9tudiante en soins infirmiers et Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Anna Schneider\" class=\"wp-image-174641\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Anna-Schneider.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00c9tudiante en soins infirmiers et Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre Anna Schneider\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Je vais faire partie du corps des infirmiers de l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, et parfois j\u2019ai l&rsquo;impression que toutes ces tactiques ne s&rsquo;appliquent pas vraiment \u00e0 moi\u00a0\u00bb, a-t-elle dit. \u00ab\u00a0Mais \u00eatre ici, en Normandie, me permet de me mettre \u00e0 la place des personnes qui ont servi dans l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, pendant les guerres mondiales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Je vais travailler avec de nombreux v\u00e9t\u00e9rans et des personnes qui sont toujours en service dans l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, et j\u2019ai l\u2019impression que cette exp\u00e9rience va m\u2019aider \u00e0 mieux comprendre ce par quoi mes patients sont pass\u00e9s et peut-\u00eatre aussi certaines choses auxquelles ils seraient confront\u00e9s, comme le trouble de stress post-traumatique.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-173929\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Un arr\u00eat au Pont P\u00e9gasus, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 tout s&rsquo;est bien pass\u00e9<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Pont P\u00e9gasus a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le strat\u00e9gique vital lors du Jour J. Une petite force de 181 hommes, command\u00e9e par le major John Howard, a atterri \u00e0 Ranville-Benouville \u00e0 bord de six planeurs transportant chacun 28 hommes. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une navigation et \u00e0 des comp\u00e9tences de pilotage parfaites, les planeurs ont atterri \u00e0 l&rsquo;heure et \u00e0 l&rsquo;endroit pr\u00e9vu, \u00e0 quelques m\u00e8tres les uns des autres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le pont a \u00e9t\u00e9 captur\u00e9 apr\u00e8s un violent \u00e9change de tirs de 10 minutes, six heures avant les d\u00e9barquements sur les plages. Quatre-vingt-dix minutes apr\u00e8s leur d\u00e9part d&rsquo;Angleterre, Howard a pu envoyer le message convenu \u00ab\u00a0Ham and Jam\u00a0\u00bb, indiquant que les Alli\u00e9s tenaient le pont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174585\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque.jpg\" alt=\"Plaque du pont P\u00e9gasus\" class=\"wp-image-174585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-plaque-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Plaque du pont P\u00e9gasus\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174578\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret.jpg\" alt=\"Tourelle de canon du pont P\u00e9gasus\" class=\"wp-image-174578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge-turret-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tourelle de canon du pont P\u00e9gasus\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-id=\"174571\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1.jpg\" alt=\"Pont P\u00e9gasus\" class=\"wp-image-174571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Pegasus-Bridge1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pont P\u00e9gasus\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Cory-Hollon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Cory-Hollon-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"Colonel Cory Hollon\" class=\"wp-image-174529\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Cory-Hollon-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Cory-Hollon-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Cory-Hollon-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Cory-Hollon.jpg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colonel Cory Hollon\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Dans l&rsquo;arm\u00e9e, on a tendance \u00e0 se concentrer sur ce qui a mal tourn\u00e9 et \u00e0 en parler\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le colonel Cory Hollon, un expert en histoire qui a rejoint le Staff Ride de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan pour la premi\u00e8re fois. \u00ab\u00a0Voici \u00e0 quoi ressemble un succ\u00e8s catastrophique. Au contraire, tout s&rsquo;est bien pass\u00e9 et ils ont atteint leur objectif tr\u00e8s rapidement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Ces endroits que nous voyons sont d&rsquo;une grande importance car ils sont sacr\u00e9s pour les Am\u00e9ricains. C&rsquo;est l\u00e0 o\u00f9 il y a eu ce grand sacrifice du sang am\u00e9ricain. Un tr\u00e9sor pour initier la lib\u00e9ration de la France.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-parallax\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174683 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Sainte-Mere-Eglise.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Joie et tristesse s&rsquo;entrem\u00ealent \u00e0 Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>C&rsquo;\u00e9tait encore une journ\u00e9e froide et ensoleill\u00e9e lorsque les \u00e9tudiants du ROTC de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan ont rev\u00e9cu les d\u00e9barquements a\u00e9roport\u00e9s des Alli\u00e9s \u00e0 Sainte-M\u00e8re-\u00c9glise, une commune du nord-ouest de la France. Pendant un briefing, l&rsquo;un des cadets a expliqu\u00e9 ce qui s&rsquo;\u00e9tait pass\u00e9 sur cette place de l&rsquo;\u00e9glise, o\u00f9 30 parachutistes ont atterri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-paratrooper-881x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-paratrooper-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Monument au parachutiste pi\u00e9g\u00e9, John Steele\" class=\"wp-image-174669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-paratrooper-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-paratrooper-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monument au parachutiste pi\u00e9g\u00e9, John Steele\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>La zone \u00e9tait un endroit crucial pour d\u00e9fendre la route vers Omaha Beach. L&rsquo;op\u00e9ration n&rsquo;a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 un succ\u00e8s. En effet certains b\u00e2timents ont pris feu, illuminant le ciel et faisant des hommes en descente des cibles faciles. Le feu a tu\u00e9 certains d&rsquo;entre eux ; beaucoup de ceux qui pendaient aux arbres et aux poteaux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 abattus. Mais pas le parachutiste John Steele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si on l\u00e8ve les yeux en passant devant l&rsquo;\u00e9glise, on peut voir un monument en l&rsquo;honneur du parachutiste pris au pi\u00e8ge. Le parachute de Steele s&rsquo;est accroch\u00e9 \u00e0 la fl\u00e8che de l&rsquo;\u00e9glise de la ville, o\u00f9 il est rest\u00e9 suspendu pendant deux heures, pr\u00e9tendant \u00eatre mort, jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 ce que les Allemands le capturent. Il s&rsquo;est \u00e9chapp\u00e9 et a rejoint son peloton, qui a peu de temps apr\u00e8s captur\u00e9 et tu\u00e9 des dizaines d&rsquo;Allemands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-174676\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-group.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-group.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-group-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-group-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-group-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-group-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Plus efficaces, plus unis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>L&rsquo;aspirante de la Marine Caroline Knight rejoindra le Naval Aviation Schools Command \u00e0 Pensacola, en Floride, apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu son dipl\u00f4me de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan. Elle sera offici\u00e8re de vol de la Marine, soutenant la navigation et l&rsquo;exploitation des syst\u00e8mes d&rsquo;armement \u00e0 bord des avions de la Marine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight-1024x682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Aspirante de la Marine Caroline Knight\" class=\"wp-image-174655\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-Caroline-Knight.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aspirante de la Marine Caroline Knight\n\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour elle, ce Staff Ride sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent et la possibilit\u00e9 de partager quatre jours cons\u00e9cutifs de contenu sur la Normandie avec ses pairs d&rsquo;autres branches militaires ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 une transition id\u00e9ale de la vie universitaire \u00e0 sa commission militaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0L\u00e0 o\u00f9 les soldats allemands ont \u00e9chou\u00e9 \u00e9tait leur incapacit\u00e9 \u00e0 travailler ensemble sur des t\u00e2ches communes\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Knight. \u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;\u00e9tait con\u00e7u ainsi ; Hitler l&rsquo;avait fait expr\u00e8s pour qu&rsquo;ils ne finissent pas par lui prendre le pouvoir. Cela me montre l&rsquo;importance de tous travailler ensemble en tant que branches distinctes. Rencontrer et interagir avec l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air et l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre a eu un impact tr\u00e8s fort sur moi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0L&rsquo;\u00e9tendue des connaissances que chacun poss\u00e8de est incroyable et cela associ\u00e9 au fait de pouvoir se tenir l\u00e0 o\u00f9 tout s&rsquo;est pass\u00e9, il n&rsquo;y a aucun remplacement possible pour ce type d&rsquo;apprentissage.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air, Walsh, a \u00e9galement soulign\u00e9 l&rsquo;importance de travailler avec des coll\u00e8gues en dehors de ses domaines d\u2019expertise militaire et acad\u00e9mique. L&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience de la Normandie a non seulement r\u00e9uni des membres de diff\u00e9rentes branches militaires, mais aussi des \u00e9coles et coll\u00e8ges divers de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan qui ne collaborent pas toujours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air David Walsh\" class=\"wp-image-174662\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/mc-image-cache\/2023\/05\/sacred-ground-stepping-off-the-map-and-onto-the-cliffs-of-normandy-David-Walsh.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cadet de l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air David Walsh\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0C&rsquo;est quelque chose que je n&rsquo;avais jamais fait auparavant, surtout dans ma formation sp\u00e9cifique\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Walsh. \u00ab\u00a0Nous examinons la puissance a\u00e9rienne, ce que l\u2019arm\u00e9e de l\u2019air peut apporter au combat. Mais maintenant, nous pouvons examiner les \u00e9volutions technologiques, ce que cela demande d\u2019\u00eatre un commandant alli\u00e9, de travailler dans une op\u00e9ration conjointe combin\u00e9e avec l\u2019arm\u00e9e de terre, la Marine ou le Corps des Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0L&rsquo;objectif ultime du jour J \u00e9tait de redonner la libert\u00e9 et la d\u00e9mocratie \u00e0 un monde d\u00e9chir\u00e9 par la guerre. Un sacrifice extr\u00eame a \u00e9t\u00e9 fait ici, non pas par soif de pouvoir, mais pour essayer de supprimer la force de pouvoir apport\u00e9e dans cette r\u00e9gion et de la restaurer. Et c\u2019est en combinant nos forces que nous pouvons cr\u00e9er une force plus utile et plus puissante.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Traduit par Sabine Gabaron<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un Staff Ride sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent am\u00e8ne les \u00e9tudiants de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Michigan de ROTC (Corps de formation des officiers de r\u00e9serve) \u00e0 appr\u00e9hender la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 du Jour J English | Espa\u00f1ol | Portugu\u00eas Article &#8211; Fernanda Pires, photos et vid\u00e9o &#8211; Jeremy Marble, mise en page- Nicole Smith NORMANDIE, en France\u2014Alors que les \u00e9tudiants s&rsquo;approchent <a href=\"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/lieu-sacre-seloigner-des-cartes-pour-aller-marcher-sur-les-plages-et-les-falaises-de-normandie\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page-templates\/post--long-form.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25796],"tags":[],"beat":[],"class_list":["post-144301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144301"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175054,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144301\/revisions\/175054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144301"},{"taxonomy":"beat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.umich.edu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/beat?post=144301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}