U.S war veterans salute during a ceremony outside the Pegasus Bridge memorial in Benouville, Normandy, Monday June 5, 2023. Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)
June 6, 2023
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June 6, 2023 9:51 a.m.
'It was tough': World War II veterans return to Utah Beach to mark D-Day's 79th anniversary
ON UTAH BEACH, France (AP) — World War II veterans shared vivid memories of D-Day and the fighting as dozens returned to Normandy beaches and key battle sites to mark the 79th anniversary of the decisive assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control.