Joy, sadness mix at Normandy's D-Day commemorations
Several dozen veterans were there, all in their 90s.
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Several dozen veterans were there, all in their 90s.
Crowds of visitors are back in Normandy to pay tribute after two years in which D-Day ceremonies were reduced to a minimum due to Covid restrictions.
Veterans and war reenactors return to Normandy, after 2 years of limited activity due to COVID-19 restrictions, to honor Allied soldiers who liberated Europe from Nazis
Thoughts of the current war in Europe on people’s minds as memories of June 6, 1944 marked
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other World War II sites, they express a mix of joy and sadness. Joy at seeing the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed on June 6, 1944. Sadness as they think of their fallen comrades and of another battle now being waged in Europe: the war in Ukraine.