Leaders and veterans mark D-Day landings at Omaha Beach

As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honour the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same beaches where they landed exactly 80 years ago on D-Day. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.  

Jun 6, 2024 - 21:00
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Leaders and veterans mark D-Day landings at Omaha Beach
As young soldiers, they waded ashore in Normandy through gunfire to battle the Nazis. On Thursday, a dwindling number of World War II veterans in a parade of wheelchairs joined a new generation of leaders to honour the dead, the living and the fight for democracy in moving commemorations on and around those same beaches where they landed exactly 80 years ago on D-Day. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.  

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