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World War II reenactors pay tribute to soldiers during a D-Day commemoration ceremony on June 6, 2022, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. It was the 78th anniversary of the assault that helped bring an end to World War II.
World War II reenactors pay tribute to soldiers during a D-Day commemoration ceremony on June 6, 2022, in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France. It was the 78th anniversary of the assault that helped bring an end to World War II.
U.S. World War II veteran nurse Betty Huffman Rosevear is greeted during celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
U.S. World War II veteran nurse Betty Huffman Rosevear is greeted during celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
U.S. veteran Clifford Stump, who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, on a glider, arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as part of a group of 29 U.S. World War II veterans attending official celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary.
U.S. veteran Clifford Stump, who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944, on a glider, arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as part of a group of 29 U.S. World War II veterans attending official celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary.
U.S. Franciscan Friar James McCurry, right, shakes hands with World War II veteran Gilbert “Shorty” Nadeau during celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
U.S. veteran Marine Sgt. Neal McCallum is greeted by a youth during celebrations for the 78th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
U.S. veteran Marine Sgt. Neal McCallum is greeted by a youth during celebrations for the 78th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
U.S. Navy veteran Dorothy Jones is helped during the celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
U.S. Navy veteran Dorothy Jones is helped during the celebrations for the 78th D-Day anniversary in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
Paratroopers jump from a C-47 DC3 G-ANAF Pegasus aircraft during the ceremonies for the 78th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
Paratroopers jump from a C-47 DC3 G-ANAF Pegasus aircraft during the ceremonies for the 78th anniversary of D-Day in Sainte-Mere-Eglise, France, on June 5, 2022.
A girl named Alice places a flower by a headstone while members of her family look on June, 4, 2022, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Several ceremonies were scheduled for Monday to mark the 78th anniversary of D-Day, which led to the liberation of France and other European countries in World War II.
A girl named Alice places a flower by a headstone while members of her family look on June, 4, 2022, at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Several ceremonies were scheduled for Monday to mark the 78th anniversary of D-Day, which led to the liberation of France and other European countries in World War II.
Headstones in the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, are seen on June 4, 2022.
Headstones in the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, are seen on June 4, 2022.
U.S. and French flags fly at Deauville-Normandie Airport in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as a group of 29 U.S. World War II veterans arrive for the 78th D-Day anniversary.
U.S. and French flags fly at Deauville-Normandie Airport in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as a group of 29 U.S. World War II veterans arrive for the 78th D-Day anniversary.
U.S. Navy veteran George Hamilton waves as he arrives in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, for the 78th D-Day anniversary.
U.S. Navy veteran George Hamilton waves as he arrives in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, for the 78th D-Day anniversary.
A U.S. memorial garden, shown from the air on May 30, 2022, is shaped as a military transport aircraft Douglas C-47A. It's close to Sainte-Mere-Eglise in northwestern France. The garden honors 20 American servicemen who died in this field on early June 6, 1944, during the D-Day Allied invasion of Normandy.
A U.S. memorial garden, shown from the air on May 30, 2022, is shaped as a military transport aircraft Douglas C-47A. It’s close to Sainte-Mere-Eglise in northwestern France. The garden honors 20 American servicemen who died in this field on early June 6, 1944, during the D-Day Allied invasion of Normandy.
U.S. veteran Jake M. Larson arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as part of a group of WWII veterans.
U.S. veteran Jake M. Larson arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as part of a group of WWII veterans.
U.S. veteran Gilbert “Shorty” Nadeau, right, who was a signalman on a Navy combat ship, is welcomed by Deputy Prefect of Lisieux Guillaume Lericolais at Deauville-Normandie Airport in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois in northwestern France on June 2, 2022.
U.S. veteran Army nurse Betty Huffman-Rosevear arrives in northwestern France on June 2, 2022. She was among a group of U.S. World War II veterans arriving for the June 6 anniversary of D-Day.
U.S. veteran Army nurse Betty Huffman-Rosevear arrives in northwestern France on June 2, 2022. She was among a group of U.S. World War II veterans arriving for the June 6 anniversary of D-Day.
U.S. veteran Charles N. Shay, who was a medic, arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, ahead of the anniversary of D-Day.
U.S. veteran Charles N. Shay, who was a medic, arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, ahead of the anniversary of D-Day.
U.S. veteran Wallace “Wally” King, who was an Air Force fighter pilot, arrives at Deauville-Normandie Airport in northwestern France on June 2, 2022, as 29 U.S vets arrived for the 78th anniversary of D-Day.