Im glad this is getting done but somewhat surprised it hasnt been done before.
QuotePreparations get underway as Normandy gears for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings. Officials say that part of the preparation is the restoration of thousands of gravestones of British and Canadian soldiers who died during D-Day landings in Normandy.
Around 8,329 of these gravestones in three cemeteries are to be fully restored by the end of spring. The project is to be completed before June 6, 2014 just in time for the anniversary of the Normandy landings in 1944. The project is spearheaded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
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http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/wwii-gravestones-normandy-restored-70th-anniversary-d-day-landings.html