D-Day veterans commemorate anniversary with reflection and remembrance.
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World War II veterans, some as old as 102, returned to the beaches of Normandy to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The veterans were greeted with emotion and gratefulness by locals, and paraded through the streets of Sainte-Mère-Église. The journey was organized by Best Defense Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps World War II veterans visit former battlefields. On D-Day, Allied troops landed on the beaches code-named Omaha, Utah, Juno, Sword and Gold, carried by 7,000 boats.
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