WATCH LIVE: Ceremonies marking 80th anniversary of D-Day landings take place in Normandy
Navy veteran Robert 'Al' Persichitti who was travelling with a group of fellow veterans had previously spoken of how excited he was about the trip.of heart problems, Mr Persichitti told US media outlets he was "really excited" to be going to Normandy.in 2022: "I served in the Pacific for 15 months aboard a ship," adding he helped handle "all the communications for the two operations: Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
After the end of the war, Persichitti became a carpentry teacher in Rochester, New York and spent his time visitingRichard Steward, president of the Honor Flight Rochester, a veteran’s organisation described him as "active and sharp." He said: "He was a fit and upright and got around, and had the complete faculties of someone who would be decades younger.
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