- by foxnews
- 07 Jun 2025
World War II veterans travel to Normandy for emotional D-Day commemoration
With fewer than 67,000 World War II veterans still alive in 2024, the Best Defense Foundation brought 23 former servicemen to Normandy's once bloody beaches to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings.
A group of about two dozen veterans who served in Europe and the Pacific traveled back to the once bloody beaches of Normandy, the Associated Press reported.
The veterans, who are mostly centenarians, represent the dwindling number of those who were on the front lines defending freedom.
The veterans in Normandy are reportedly treated like "rock stars" in the region, being handed notes and hearing many "thank yous."
Jake Larson, 102, survived machine gunfire while storming Omaha beach on D-Day.
The Best Defense Foundation began organizing trips to Normandy in 2004.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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