Jake Larson, a 101-year-old World War Two veteran, is preparing to journey to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Larson aims to honor his fallen comrades.
World War Two U.S. Army veteran Jake Larson is 101 years old and a survivor of D-Day, history’s largest amphibious invasion on June 6, 1944, and he is heading to France for the 80th anniversary to honor the brothers-in-arms who did not make it home. Sitting in his home in Martinez, California, alongside photos and mementos from his years in the National Guard and the U.S. Army, Larson can recall every moment from the day he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and calls himself 'the last man.
walked in over that minefield, where so many were killed. Not only from the mines, but from the small arms fire. And they're all up there above. Those guys there, those there are the ones that deserve recognition. And I'm here to make sure that happens. I honor those guys,' he told Reuters in May.
sensed someone took to my left. So I just hollered, 'hey, buddy, have you got a match?' I got no response,' Larson said. 'So I looked back. There's a guy laying. And there was no head under the helmet. It was like magic. I was hearing the soul of that guy was telling me, 'Get up and run right now.' So I did.' He remembers that story and many others to this day.
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