As the 80th anniversary of D-Day approaches, World War II veterans are commemorating the historic event by returning to Normandy. American Airlines organizes special trips for veterans, including Merchant Marine veterans. Veterans from various states, including Wisconsin, Illinois, and Texas, are participating. The remains of a WWII soldier missing for 81 years are returned to New Hampshire. Efforts to honor and remember the sacrifices made during D-Day are highlighted through various events and tributes.
A Royal Navy veteran who survived the sinking of a freighter off France during the Second World War has died at the age of 98 just a few days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day ✍️: @PABenMitchell https://t.co/XjqEql3roW
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's message to Allied forces taking part in D-Day, 80 years ago this week: “The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you." https://t.co/MZ3k6wFthG
Crowds at the Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport cheered and applauded as World War II veterans left for Normandy to attend events marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day https://t.co/cka9WKhBrw https://t.co/D7J1fOVRkD
Hilbert Margol says he didn't look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery unit fought its way across Europe during World War II. But he will be feted in France as one of 60 American veterans of that conflict traveling to Normandy to mark the... https://t.co/lFoC6SxVNg
This week marks the 80th anniversary of #DDay -- we will never forget the sacrifice of heroes like SMSgt Harry Miller and the soldiers who fought alongside him. Hear his story and have a thought for his brothers in arms who were on the beach with him this week below 👇 🇺🇸🇫🇷 https://t.co/msYgg7IAvP
The young women who helped to prepare the Normandy landings tell their tales before the 80th anniversary ⬇️ https://t.co/c2PUl0KYJC
D-Day veterans today met at Southwick House, which served as the Allied headquarters for the Normandy beach landing operations 80 years ago. Tomorrow they will once again cross the channel to France for official commemorations. https://t.co/kUjZwKadey #DDay80 https://t.co/lNKZWRx9vf
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Royal Navy veteran Fred Ayton recalls how he was told he was ‘making history’ when he set off across the English Channel https://t.co/nL8jZUbfL7 https://t.co/exLeVkQz0e
SMSgt Harry Miller joined the @USArmy at the age of 15. In the winter of 1944, he landed on the beaches of Normandy with the 740th Tank Battalion. 🇺🇸 June 6 marks 80 years since the Normandy landings. Together, let's honor those who fought for freedom. #DDay80 https://t.co/ZJzPDWZ7uK
Morpeth man takes restored Willys jeep to France for 80th anniversary of D-Day landings https://t.co/SbsCFxgbHZ https://t.co/SbsCFxgbHZ
We’re thankful to these heroes for their service! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/G3IALm50Bc
🇺🇸USS Normandy, USS Oak Hill and 🇫🇷FS Mistral arrive in Cherbourg ahead of the #DDay80 commemorations. Via @MarineNationale https://t.co/cA7vEuUyUq
France in focus - Eighty years since D-Day: Remembering Normandy's summer of sacrifice ➡️ https://t.co/dOhMvYzChr https://t.co/7peX0LJcmI
On D-Day, they changed the world. 80 years later, an incredible journey takes them back. https://t.co/nOqbZwwq9c 📸: Nitashia Johnson for USA TODAY https://t.co/Q1xQ2DJYNt
The Pentagon is finally honoring a Black D-Day Hero – 80 years late. Something to read ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day this Thursday: https://t.co/asqPNfOxU8
Marking 80 years since D-Day in #Hexham #Northumberland @HexhamTown @HexhamCP #D-Day https://t.co/rPdy0xMAYh
Armed forces veteran Lewis Curl has died aged 98 in Chichester – just days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/8d1FvzoTPB
In honor of D-Day, buckle in for the story of how a Jewish soldier from Pittsburgh ended up in a Nazi mass grave, and how through dogged determination, will be buried with full military honors in Normandy later this month. https://t.co/hmRU7EPrwc
EXCLUSIVE (& THREAD) — I'm incredibly excited to break the news that the Pentagon is honoring, 80 years late, a forgotten hero of D-Day: Black combat medic Waverly B. Woodson, Jr., with the Distinguished Service Cross, the 2nd highest valor award.... https://t.co/khUQKjRyBQ
World War II veterans received a celebratory goodbye at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as they prepared to depart for France to participate in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day https://t.co/cka9WKhBrw https://t.co/FTJgfu4xzi
What can you learn from talking to more than 80 D-Day veterans? ITV News Meridian Reporter @derekjohnsonitv did just that and - in the latest episode of our quick-briefing podcast - tells @mattteale what you need to know... https://t.co/rgXS9nX1Bj
Focus - The 'Frenchies' of World War II: Cajun Louisianan war hero shares his story ➡️ https://t.co/Oia9ALgQ7l https://t.co/hU8gRjxPIg
The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings is this Thursday https://t.co/Yohz7DwGFS
Those who fought on and survived D-Day are around 100 years old. The 80th anniversary will probably be the last decennial commemoration where they are in attendance https://t.co/QunkJ5RM2Z 👇
Navy veteran dies days before D-Day anniversary https://t.co/jF7wGLJnJK
Navy veteran dies days before D-Day anniversary https://t.co/cGnwzt9Mh7 #bbcsouthnews
This week, we share stories from our staff of their family involved in D-Day and the wider war effort that led to the beginning of the end of the largest conflict in human history. We honour the courage, service and sacrifice made to protect the freedoms we enjoy today. #DDAY80 https://t.co/RO0mO2xhTS
D-Day beach reopens in time for 80th anniversary https://t.co/kDtm491gbM
D-Day beach reopens in time for 80th anniversary https://t.co/dI2vyj1PBU #bbcsouthnews
The forgotten SS D-Day massacre: Injured US paratroopers bayoneted in a pond, two priests shot and an 80-year-old woman slaughtered in her bed. We must never forget the price we paid to free Europe from the Nazis, writes PATRICK BISHOP https://t.co/2Ncyr0UmNc https://t.co/V2193Cmr1S
D-Day veteran recalls Omaha Beach 'slaughterhouse' https://t.co/N8pGudZycz
Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about the invasion that changed the course of World War II https://t.co/h2tb5eW3VL
D-Day anniversary: key facts on the Allied Normandy landings https://t.co/0t2Fmjv6kY https://t.co/aogh0ylbu1
🟦 Here are some facts about the Allies' D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The assault marked a decisive stage in the liberation of Europe from German forces in World War Two. * Before D-Day, the Allies staged Operation Fortitude, which persuaded the Germans the… https://t.co/ik4SqPGD9t https://t.co/Q6jCKMdeHQ
🔵 FACTBOX-D-DAY ANNIVERSARY: KEY FACTS ON THE ALLIED NORMANDY LANDINGS Full Story → https://t.co/0NqaCKuJF7 American, British, Canadian and French leaders will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday. https://t.co/oouiTMeHMk
🔵 A FRENCH CHILD'S VIEW OF D-DAY - UPHEAVAL, BOMBS AND CHEWING GUM Full Story → https://t.co/OqaVMmYV96 Marie-Therese Legallois was seven and sitting in school when her teacher suddenly told her class that Allied troops had landed a few miles away on the beaches of Normandy. https://t.co/uIY2g9xNix
Hour by hour: A brief timeline of the Allies' June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of occupied France https://t.co/gJEIdQRIFV
UK D-Day veteran says on 80th anniversary: 'We were making history' https://t.co/UMcjy0OsgH https://t.co/nGAuNIAafu
'The celebration is taking place over a two week period.' @SophieReaper is live from Normandy as the 6th June marks 80 years since the D-Day Normandy landings. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/H7tbmQ809i
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead https://t.co/qTJy3KIHGV
The truth about D-Day, 80 years on: https://t.co/pmF0XgzE7d
D-Day veteran says friends' sacrifice a 'waste of life' https://t.co/tNZAm4UmlT #bbcsouthnews
UK's oldest D-Day veteran to join anniversary event https://t.co/dBbRrn6lH1
'I could hear shells going over my head both ways...' @WillHollis_TV meets D-Day survivor, 99 year old Mervyn Kersh, who served in the Royal Army Service Corps landing on Gold Beach four days after the main assault. 🔓 Become a GB News Member: https://t.co/mNsRsGC8ef https://t.co/D9qrS4lIJK
A short story about my Grandpop, a D-Day soldier shot twice on 6th June 1944, but survived…thanks to his wife. We miss him. #DDay80 https://t.co/GmEhVqiuct
'I wouldn't have missed it' - Normandy veteran - full story ⬇️ https://t.co/85AN5n7QFr
'I wouldn't have missed it' - Normandy veteran https://t.co/kOJGXOvCJF
'An act of love saved my grandpop': How a framed photo of D-Day veteran's wife saved his life Read more🔗 https://t.co/x9wrEx72ui
Watching @CNN documentary with @jaketapper on DDAY. So much has been sacrificed for us to enjoy what we have today. We must NOT allow the forces of evil to destroy that because we don’t appreciate our freedoms. No insane fake messiah will defeat this country. I’m confident in…
Incredible. Also incredible that D-Day was a mere 80 years ago. https://t.co/U0wimOPU0o
As D Day, June 6, approaches. Salute to the women and men of the Allied forces who stared down Hitler's evil, said no, and preserved the freedom of millions worldwide.
Fort Carson soldier meets World War II veteran in Normandy ahead of D-Day 80th anniversary https://t.co/XqMQIWSBKv https://t.co/anh9ElFQ1q
For the anniversary of the D-Day landings, AFP traveled coastlines from northern Norway to southern France documenting the remnants of the Nazis' supposedly impregnable fortifications, breached by the Allies 80 years ago https://t.co/d9cRD7Ezhk https://t.co/hyLpHqUjhL
WWII veterans from Mass. traveling to Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/xzzgOmDTGL
GEN Mark Milley, retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visits Normandy for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing. Join us tonight at 8 pm on CNN as we revisit D-Day 80 years later and discuss the struggle for democracy. https://t.co/nsgBxc0JM6
Arlington Texas #DDay hero Vernon Mitchell, with his grandson Adam at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris today. He came into Normandy D Day +1. Fought his way through for weeks until he was hit by a German artillery shell. He later returned to duty to fight in the Battle of the Bulge.… https://t.co/Y6SAvGcIqg
It was so wonderful to welcome 67 veterans to @fllflyer from the U.S. capital on @honorflightsfla #MissionXXXI. Thanking these heroes for their service and sacrifices was a real honor for all of us who joined this very special #OperationHomecoming. https://t.co/ecmgM5nZ3x https://t.co/y46JRKsNeZ
JUNE 6: Local D-Day vet returning to Normandy for invasion's 80th anniversary. 'I've never forgotten what happened there.' https://t.co/CEU8huplCG @angie_leventis
Ninety-nine-year-old Richard “Dick” Rung of Carol Stream plans to return to Normandy for an 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings, which President Joe Biden is scheduled to attend. https://t.co/vh2nmjHEA6
D-Day remembered at 80: Veterans get DFW send-off on way for Normandy https://t.co/C6ikLlvk6U
80 years after D-Day, a dedicated team works to bring missing airmen home https://t.co/SwNzbl0iBl
My D-Day special will be looking at the role of commercial shipping behind the D-Day invasion as we prepare to commemorate the 80th anniversary. https://t.co/aWpacMAEFH
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews the weekend's TV: D-Day heroes innocence shines through in this peerless tribute https://t.co/RDR8aoW0Qb
All along the Normandy coastline — where then-young soldiers from across the United States, Britain, Canada and other Allied nations waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches on June 6, 1944. https://t.co/aEemVI8eHk
This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans in attendance. Organizers are going all-out 🇺🇸🇺🇸 https://t.co/ApeRcAOoIe
Headed to Normandy for the 80th anniversary of D-Day with so many amazing friends. Thank you @evanhafer and @blackriflecoffee for making this happen. https://t.co/LdDFe7OJGu
Commentary: A trip to Normandy evokes a time of action for Illinois World War II veteran. https://t.co/z7z0dMnmhE
The uncle of GEN Mark Milley, retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fighting at Normandy while Milley’s father was fighting in the Pacific. Join us tonight at 8 pm on CNN as we revisit D-Day 80 years later and discuss the struggle for democracy. https://t.co/ERmbQAPfpG
Handout photo of U.S. reinforcements landing on Omaha beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville sur Mer https://t.co/vPbnjSev5T https://t.co/9zzidovZo7
Handout photo of U.S. Army reinforcements marching up a hill past a German bunker after the D-Day landings near Colleville sur Mer https://t.co/QP2ji30h0O https://t.co/zfu2wa5M54
Join us tonight at 8 pm ET to honor those who sacrificed so much on DDay 80 years ago this week, and in World War II, fighting for democracy … are we living up to their sacrifices? https://t.co/id4jEQXVe8
"We and our Allies are sure that our fight is against evil." This was King George VI's stirring message on D-Day. This coming week we will remember the sacrifice of all those he addressed. #DDay80 https://t.co/PUgMUqXH69 https://t.co/UmCagqH1aG
TONIGHT: Q&A with World War II veterans - former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steve Ellis & former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen - on their experiences during the war – 8pm ET on C-SPAN https://t.co/ThEQCH1f9a https://t.co/OwCmB4x7sD
See today’s @nypost about our work to identify Lt Nathan Baskind, a US Jewish soldier from Pittsburgh who was KIA in WWII. MIA & buried in a German mass grave 80 years ago, he will now be buried in Normandy on 6/23/24, the 80th anniversary of his death. https://t.co/lPOgtJ1LNV
D-Day in pictures: The Allied invasion of Normandy https://t.co/VDsWiKUtQU https://t.co/Xs5Jm21RNV
An 80th-anniversary tribute to Operation Neptune, the naval component of the Normandy invasion, which hit France’s shores with the largest amphibious assault in world history. https://t.co/GWjGdJVCh9
The women who made D-Day possible: How crucial work under-the-radar helped the Allies stage daring Normandy invasion to liberate Western Europe from Nazi tyranny 100 years ago https://t.co/xc5juTTW1h https://t.co/QTVr57zNKf
D-Day memorial trees to honour city's fallen https://t.co/VBiHiu0tmh #bbcsouthnews
Pretty amazing to see. My grandfather, who was 21 years old when the Nazis invaded his Polish town of Radom on September 8, 1939 and who was 26 when he emerged from the Holocaust, was not much older than these men. He never forgot their sacrifice and everyday he said, thankfully,… https://t.co/o4e7nwVAEa https://t.co/4x0cw6YSPP
80th anniversary of D-Day: This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans, so organizers are all-out | CNN https://t.co/0tmTZxUfDh
WWII vets are converging on France to revisit old memories, make new ones and hammer home a message D-Day survivors have repeated time and time again. https://t.co/E3zcUffpgb
Pretty amazing to see. My grandfather, who was 21 years old when the Nazis invaded his Polish town of Radom in September 8, 1939 and who was 26 when he emerged from the Holocaust, was not much older than these men. He never forgot their sacrifice and everyday he said, thankfully,… https://t.co/N6ax5ktZfc https://t.co/4x0cw6YSPP
Join us tonight for our special on the 80th anniversary of D-Day — and meet some special WWII veterans who risked it all for the rest of us … at 8 pm ET only on @CNN https://t.co/XY1qMtr3uU
Stanley care home opens its doors to honour the 80th anniversary of D-Day https://t.co/SyJEw34swy https://t.co/VrDaxJcldr
Join us tonight for a special look at the D-Day 80th anniversary and the continued fight for democracy — https://t.co/Oo6oeKMlHN
D-Day reminds us that democracy is something you always have to fight for. Allied troops defeated Nazism, before returning home to restrictive societies, riven with labour strife. The battle for freedom never ends, says James Woudhuysen https://t.co/pmF0XgzE7d
This year will likely be the last major D-Day anniversary with living veterans in attendance. Organizers are going all-out https://t.co/ctt3EN7QAJ
Dick Rung, a 99-year-old D-Day veteran and Carol Stream-er plans to return to Normandy for the 80th anniversary. Our outstanding colleague @angie_leventis with the story https://t.co/diXZUMhl3O
Dick Rung, a 99-year-old D-Day veteran and Carol Stream-er plans to return to Normandy for the 80th anniversary. Our dear @angie_leventis with the story https://t.co/diXZUMhl3O
More than 100 years after dying during World War I, a @CTNationalGuard soldier receives the Purple Heart. Read more here 🔽 https://t.co/T2xUbyQ24G
Wonderful D-Day 80 spread in today’s @TheSun on Sunday. Brave veteran Don Sheppard says: “We went across the Channel to France to liberate Europe and that should never be forgotten. Thousands of young men gave their lives for others, to get rid of the Nazis.” Hero! https://t.co/YgnEHv8MlM
Absolutely incredible story: Remains of Jewish-American soldier missing for 70 years recovered from mass grave where he was buried with Nazis https://t.co/KOX5YHufYR @OperBenjamin
Why D-Day was even more spectacular than remembered https://t.co/KO1NhXGLuU https://t.co/Gd3BFOtOWG
'Soldiers of remembrance' retrace the D-Day path in France. But how long will the memory live as veterans fade away? https://t.co/Bpgsw3QhN6
‘We didn't know what we were in for.’ D-Day Veteran, Les Underwood, shares his inspiring survival story from D-Day, as the nation remembers the historic event 80 years on. https://t.co/sdtC5yGJ5a
💬 “I can still hear those gunshots” Geoffrey Weaving, one of a handful of remaining Normandy survivors, tells @KasiaLDelgado about what he experienced on that pivotal day of 6 June, 80 years ago 🔗 https://t.co/BanBcdsudT https://t.co/3DXswSBs5c
Never forget: June 6, 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy https://t.co/pbFiqmm6ac
On the 80th anniversary of the operation that led to the Nazis’ defeat, Christian Lamb, 104, and Patricia Owtram, 100, recall their vital roles and why they did not return to the beaches until last month ⬇️ https://t.co/sqGdXhwD0w
"It was the beginning of the end, in terms of defeating Germany in Europe." Chief of the Defence Staff @AdmTonyRadakin_ explains the importance of D-Day and why on the 80th anniversary we will thank those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. #DDay80 https://t.co/6f35m4V1So
80 years on from D-Day, the heroism of Allied troops is still staggering. But Western governments didn’t always live up to their democratic principles. Ordinary people were fighting for freedom at home as well as abroad, says James Woudhuysen https://t.co/pmF0XgzE7d
Never-before-seen colourised photographs of British Red Cross volunteers caring for D-Day troops and other soldiers during the Second World War have been released to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings ✍: @PABenMitchell https://t.co/qjQppaEW9q
On this day, 80 years ago, the first part of the invasion fleet sets off for Normandy. Two Royal Navy mini submarines will stay submerged until D-Day where they will guide Allied craft at Juno and Sword beaches. Four days to go. #DDay80 https://t.co/RT8zgmk9H9
THE GREATEST GENERATION: How American Airlines is honoring America's heroes. https://t.co/uUOkuEjLqm https://t.co/1Q35DzMQB4
Focus - Honouring the French airmen who flew with the Royal Air Force on D-Day ➡️ https://t.co/04vdZqmGv0 https://t.co/SIjdkShoG9
Three towns prepare for D-Day anniversary https://t.co/bXDA6PGbzu
Three towns prepare for D-Day anniversary https://t.co/4zpfHirFfb #bbcsouthnews
D-Day veteran describes being thrown from ship by explosion https://t.co/8j9c7Fy9Er https://t.co/wlwuvGlCY9
‘As long as we are around, Britain carries on!’ D-Day Veteran, Alec Penstone, tells his story working as a Submarine Detector and risking his life for our freedoms today. https://t.co/5WDFRAa95o
D-Day in numbers https://t.co/Ca85t7kQar
DDAY veterans with Denver charity cross English Channel to Normandy, as they did 80 years ago https://t.co/kgccxUFUKv https://t.co/DDHBQTSxUn
We’re built different in Texas. This is a video of several World War II vets being flown to France on a specially-chartered 787 Dreamliner from Dallas. The oldest onboard is 107-years-old. Absolute legends. God bless them all. https://t.co/o0IjHhQT61
World War II veterans receive hero's welcome in France https://t.co/vINU4aikvi
Three Chicago area World War II veterans headed out on a trip to Normandy, France, on Saturday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. https://t.co/9Ql1rtRVj1
A 7th-grader helped a Vermont WWII vet receive France's highest military honor — here's how | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/V2pKHPIo4r
Remains of WWII soldier missing for 81 years returned to New Hampshire | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/bEJoUu1Es5
100-year-old Wisconsin man returns to Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day. Read below: https://t.co/rp5HLPmyMj
An enormous thank you to @AmericanAir for inviting SIX 🇺🇸 Merchant Marine veterans of WW2 to this event! 🙏 https://t.co/BdvIlwlTGD
American Airlines kicks off D-Day 80th anniversary trip for World War II veterans to Normandy https://t.co/kwFQ14GYxk
Featured commentary from Max Hastings: Why we commemorate D-Day, 80 years later https://t.co/BjBkX3gqBr