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Jake told cnn that like many young men on that day, he actually lied about his age when he first enlisted. >> he was just 15 15-years-old. he returned to normandy two honore, those who fought alongside him i don't think i was a here. i was just like anybody else we are all in this together 31 of us your horse prepared to give our life to keep couplers, laughs, lotto europe just a remarkable scene to see him sitting there in front of all of those, those young men who did die on that beach that day, holding cristian's hand and reflecting on this moment, you can see here president biden met with ...

Woodson the distinguished service cross the nation's second-highest honore that can be awarded for combat bravery. and here with b, now we have the honore of having the son of corporal waverly woodson, steven woodson along with him, his garrett graff, who was the author of when the sea came alive an oral history of d-day. and he is profiling corporal whitson story with his article. the forgotten hero of d-day steve, i'm so glad that you are here today and what an honor to learn more about your father. >> the idea of this recognition and i understand the army is going to bring the metal to the ...

Over 200 injured soldiers on omaha beach. and it wasn't without his own injuries. upon arrival, his battalions landing craft hit a mine corporate woodson had shrapnel in his back in his groin but he made it to the beach and set up a first aid station. the only one on that beach treating soldiers while taking enemy fire. >> corporal woodson's heroism reach the ear of a white house aide who recommended him for a metal of honore we didn't get that metal. >> in fact, not a single black member who served in the army, in world war ii was awarded one of the 432 metals of honore. thankfully, that's no...

Cemetery and call vlc. oh, man. and there will be the joint american franco celebration and commemoration today. so you'll have president biden, he will be welcoming the french president given the this is the american cemetery, there will be a flyover fly past of c13 aircraft. there will be the national anthems of both countries. the french president will make a short speech and deliver what's called the leisure and honore. let's a particular honor perhaps a little bit like the medal of freedom in the united states to a number of surviving american vets. president biden will deliver the remark...

Civilization and set free a suffering humanity more than 70,000 american troops joined allies forces for operation overlord on june 6, 1944. >> 2,500 us soldiers died that day storming the beaches, 29,000 more were killed during the battle of normandy that followed the sacrifices of america's greatest generation led to the downfall of hitler's nazi germany. when president biden speaks this morning, he'll honore, those heroes a speech focused on democracy plan for tomorrow on the french coast, leaders across the democratic west foraged in the crucible of d-day have been warning that history can...