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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.
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.
Joy and sadness are pouring out of those on the beaches of Normandy for the 78th anniversary of D-Day.
Several thousand people attended a ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach in the French town of Colleville-sur-Mer.
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.