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Digital Pebbles of Remembrance

In the Jewish tradition of leaving a stone at a grave, visitors to these battlefield locations leave digital pebbles — permanent marks of remembrance placed by someone who stood exactly where you are reading about.

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A New Tradition

For centuries, visitors to memorials and graves have left small stones — a quiet, enduring sign that someone remembers. Unlike flowers, stones do not fade. They remain, accumulating over time as a visible testament to remembrance.

Walking in Their Footsteps brings this tradition into the digital age. When you visit a battlefield location with the app, you can place a digital pebble — a permanent mark that appears on the location's map and remains there for future visitors to see. Each pebble can carry a short dedication: a name, a message, a promise to remember.

Every pebble is placed by someone who stood at that exact spot. They are not virtual — they are tied to real GPS coordinates, real visits, and real moments of reflection. Together, they form a living map of remembrance that grows with every visitor.

Pebble Types

Standard Pebble

115

A simple stone of remembrance, left by any visitor.

Premium Pebble

A polished stone with a personalised dedication, available with a pass.

Founder Pebble

48

An exclusive pebble for early supporters of the project.

Gold Pebble

32

A rare pebble marking a significant contribution to remembrance.

Pioneer Pebble

8

For those who visited in the app's earliest days.

Guardian Pebble

6

The highest honour, for those who help preserve these stories.

Most Remembered Locations

1

Stanley Hollis Hut D-Day Memorial

131 pebbles left here

2

Sainte-Mère-Église Church

54 pebbles left here

3

Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema

16 pebbles left here

4

Cretteville A-14 Airfield Memorial

6 pebbles left here

5

Normandy American Cemetery

1 pebbles left here

Recent Dedications

"God bless you all 2026"

DG Oldham·Normandy American Cemetery

"You're the reason I built this app !!"

David Oldham· Sainte-Mère-Église Church
Yvette R.· Sainte-Mère-Église Church
Anonymous·Arromanches 360 Circular Cinema
Irene T.·Stanley Hollis Hut D-Day Memorial
Anonymous· Sainte-Mère-Église Church

Leave Your Own Pebble

When you visit a battlefield location with the app, you can place your own digital pebble — a permanent mark of remembrance at the exact spot where you stood.

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Lest we forget — each name marks a place where history was made

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