Lincoln High community honors five of their own buried at Normandy

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Lincoln High School community honored five Lincoln High alumni Thursday who are buried at Normandy American Cemetery in France.

A tour group of 48 students, teachers and parents traveled to France to pay their respects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

History teacher Brian Goodbrake brought sand and soil from Lincoln High for the students to rub on the headstones.

A video posted to TikTok shows Goodbrake leading a group of students at Maj. Phil Lofink’s gravesite.

@eftoursAn EF Tour group from Lincoln, Nebraska honored their hometown heroes at the D-Day 80th Anniversay Commemorative Ceremony♬ Surrounding Love – Omar Diaz