The last few remaining US veterans are thanked on DDay75
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Most were little more than boys when they fought in one of the greatest battles in modern history and turned the Nazi tide.At the 75th anniversary celebrations of the D-Day landings — the largest ever amphibious and airborne invasion— returning World War II veterans are treated like rock stars by tourists and locals.
French and U.S. flags at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, northwestern France, on June 6, 2019.He believes it’s important for people to remember what his generation sacrificed. “I did my best to forget, and now they all want to learn about it,” he said as he looked out over Omaha Beach during a tour organized and paid for the World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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