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Some World War II veterans person landed successful France to people the 81st day of D-Day connected Friday.
A radical of astir 2 twelve veterans who served successful Europe and the Pacific traveled backmost to the erstwhile bloody beaches of Normandy, the Associated Press reported.
The veterans, who are mostly centenarians, correspond the dwindling fig of those who were connected the beforehand lines defending freedom.
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About 66,143 of the 16.4 cardinal Americans who served successful World War II were live arsenic of 2024, according to statistic from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
The veterans successful Normandy are reportedly treated similar "rock stars" successful the region, being handed notes and proceeding galore "thank yous."
D-Day seasoned Jake Larson (pictured) greets schoolchildren during a sojourn to the Normandy American Cemetery. (AP Photo/John Leicester)
Jack Stowe, a 98-year-old who served successful the Navy, told AP helium inactive receives "the sweetest letters" from kids helium has met connected erstwhile trips.
"The French people here, they’re truthful bully to america … they privation to speech to us, they privation to beryllium down and they privation their kids astir us," helium said.
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Stowe said helium lied astir his age, claiming to beryllium 15 years old, successful bid to articulation the subject pursuing Pearl Harbor successful 1941.
The Best Defense Foundation brought 50 veterans to Normandy, France past twelvemonth for D-Day and brought 23 this year. (AP Photo/John Leicester)
"People are not going to fto it beryllium forgotten, you know, Omaha, these beaches … These stories volition spell connected and connected and on," said Stowe.
"We person the work to grant these guys who gave america a accidental to beryllium alive."
Jake Larson, 102, survived instrumentality gunfire portion storming Omaha formation connected D-Day.
"We are the fortunate ones … They had nary family. We are their family. We person the work to grant these guys who gave america a accidental to beryllium alive," Larson told AP.
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Wally King, a 101-year-old who flew a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, honored a aviator who flew the aforesaid level alongside his granddaughter.
Wally King (pictured) honors a aviator who flew the aforesaid level arsenic him alongside his granddaughter. (AP Photo/John Leicester)
"This volition astir apt beryllium the past Normandy return, erstwhile you spot the information of immoderate of america aged guys … I anticipation I’m wrong," King told AP.
The Best Defense Foundation began organizing trips to Normandy successful 2004.
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Last year, the nonprofit brought 50 veterans; this year, 23 were connected the trip.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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