<P> An elderly veteran visits the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial with his family . Upon seeing one particular grave , he falls to his knees overcome with emotion . The scene then shifts to the morning of June 6 , 1944 , as American soldiers land on Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy Invasion . They suffer heavy losses in assaulting German defensive positions of artillery and machine guns raining down intense fire on the American forces . Captain John H. Miller of the 2nd Ranger Battalion assembles a group to penetrate the German defenses , leading to a breakout from the beach . Elsewhere on the beach , a dead soldier lies face - down in the bloody surf ; his pack is stenciled Ryan , S . </P>
<P> An elderly veteran visits the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial with his family . Upon seeing one particular grave , he falls to his knees overcome with emotion . The scene then shifts to the morning of June 6 , 1944 , as American soldiers land on Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy Invasion . They suffer heavy losses in assaulting German defensive positions of artillery and machine guns raining down intense fire on the American forces . Captain John H. Miller of the 2nd Ranger Battalion assembles a group to penetrate the German defenses , leading to a breakout from the beach . Elsewhere on the beach , a dead soldier lies face - down in the bloody surf ; his pack is stenciled Ryan , S . </P>
where is the opening scene of saving private ryan
where is the opening scene of saving private ryan
the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial