The MacArthur Memorial will host a screening of the documentary film “The Girl Who Wore Freedom” on June 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Christian Taylor, the movie explores how the French saw, and still remember, the bravery and heroism of the American GIs who landed on the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from the Nazis during World War II.
The film features interviews with French men and women who, as children, lived through the German occupation of Normandy and later welcomed American soldiers as liberators.
One contributor is the film’s namesake, Danielle “Dany” Patrix Boucherie, whose mother made her a red, white and blue dress from parachutes, so she could “wear freedom” to honor the Allied forces at the first D-Day commemoration.
Sponsored by Gary & Debbie Bonnewell, this film screening is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. See macarthurmemorial.org for more details.
