More than 20 British World War II veterans gathered on Sunday near Pegasus Bridge, one of the first sites liberated by Allied forces from Nazi Germany's control, as part of commemorations honoring the troops who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
General view of headstones in the US cemetery of Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Saturday, June, 4 2022. Several ceremonies will take place to commemorate the 78th anniversary of D-Day that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the German occupation.
“We’re thinking about all these poor lads who didn’t get off the beach that day, their last day, but they’re always in our minds.” “I landed on D-Day and was injured on the 18th of June ... So I was three years at the hospital,” he said. Scott, who will soon turn 96, said she got very “emotional” when arriving to Normandy on Saturday as part of the trip organized by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans and was in tears when seeing the Normandy beaches.The symbol is even stronger as across the Channel,, who served in World War II as an army driver and mechanic, is celebrating her 70 years on the throne.
Greg Jensen, 51, came with his 20-year-old daughter from Dallas. On Saturday, they visited the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, overlooking Omaha Beach.
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