MARTINEZ, California, May 29 (Reuters) - World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of D-Day, history’s largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, and he is ...

But he will be feted in France as one of 60 American veterans ... across the United States, Britain, Canada and other Allied nations on five beaches.Margol didn't land at D-Day, but the ...

Veterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment during World War II that eventually led to the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s regime ...

A World War II veteran is just weeks away from turning 100. At 99 years old, K.B. Smith is preparing for a trip to France to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day. When the flight lands, Smith will ...

A World War II veteran is just weeks away from turning 100. At 99 years old, K.B. Smith is preparing for a trip to France to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day. When the flight lands, Smith will ...

D-Day veterans have gathered on a Normandy beach to remember the landings 81 years on. The veterans, aged between 99 and 101, ...

Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops made at Utah Beach.

D-Day veterans have been welcomed by Brittany Ferries as they travel to France to pay their respects ... sacrifice made by thousands to bring us the freedom we must never take for granted today.” ...

Jake Larson, a 101-year-old Army veteran and D-Day survivor, is preparing to travel to France for the 80th anniversary ... And there was no head under the helmet. It was like magic.

A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN IS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM TURNING 100-- BUT BEFORE HE HEADS OVERSEAS TO ... HE'LL BOARD A PLANE TO FRANCE TO MARK THE 81ST ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY. BY THE TIME HE LANDS HE ...