VER-SU-MER, France: Around 180 veterans in their late 90s or even over 100 were guests of honour at D-Day commemorations in France, many attending in wheelchairs for possibly the last time. At British, US
At British, US and Canadian ceremonies, they recounted their memories of the Allied landings on Jun 6, 1944, that would help expel German forces from France and end World War II.
Mines, who sat nearby waving at the crowd from his wheelchair, said he was just a"boy" when he was tasked with clearing mines from the nearby beach."I went to Normandy with him, but he got killed within an hour of getting there," he said. Before the US ceremony in Colleville-sur-Mer, President Joe Biden individually met dozens of American veterans, offering a salute to some and a handshake to all.
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