D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy's bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million ...

This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Europe edition, June 8, 2009. It is republished unedited in its original form. SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE, France — Standing by his Harley at the ...

World War II veterans met with cheers and applause ... Normandy welcomes World War II Heroes. By DOD News June 5, 2024. ... France, June 2, 2024. U.S. military personnel commemorate the ...

An American flag, left, and French flag lay at headstones in the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, Monday June 5, 2023. Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy ...

World War II veteran Jake Larson meets youths during ceremonies at the US cemetery to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day. Along the coastline and near the D-Day landing beaches, tens of thousands of onlookers attended the commemorations.

U.S. soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division ride through Normandy in vintage military vehicles June 3, 2025, during a World War II battlefield tour around Carentan, France, where the Screaming ...

D-Day veteran Jake Larson, a 102-year-old who is also a star on TikTok, with 1.2 million followers, greets schoolchildren during a visit Monday, June 2, 2025 in Colleville-sur-Mer, to the Normandy ...

A 100-year-old World War II veteran returned to France on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion to tie the knot with his sweetheart in Normandy. Harold Terens and his 96-year-old bride Jeanne ...