A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day

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Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves into Normandy skies where war once raged, heralding a week of ceremonies for the fast-disappearing generation of Allied troops wh…

American D-Day veteran Anthony Pagano arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Roissy, north of Paris. More than sixty American veterans arrive for ceremonies marking D-Day 80th anniversary.

American D-Day veteran Ralph Goldsticker Jr. , who was born on Oct.26, 1921, arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport, Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Roissy, north of Paris. More than sixty American veterans arrive for ceremonies marking D-Day 80th anniversary. Fireworks explode over the city of Arromanches in Normandy, France, Saturday, June 1, 2024, ahead of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

“Seven thousand of my marine buddies were killed. Twenty thousand shot up, wounded, put on ships, buried at sea,” said Don Graves, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Iwo Jima in the Pacific theater.

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