Joy, sadness intertwine at Normandy's D-Day commemorations – Hope Standard
Thoughts of the current war in Europe on people’s minds as memories of June 6, 1944 marked
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Thoughts of the current war in Europe on people’s minds as memories of June 6, 1944 marked
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When D-Day veterans set foot on the Normandy beaches and other Second World War 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.
As several dozen D-Day veterans — now all in their 90s — set foot on the sands that claimed so many colleagues, they are thankful for the gratitude and friendliness of the French toward those who landed here on June 6, 1944.
Several dozen World War II veterans were expected to attend D-Day commemoration ceremonies Monday in France