From the June 5, 2022, Wilmington News Journal "World War II veterans honored a day before D-Day anniversary" by Sylvie Corbet and Jeff Schaeffer, AP.
More than 20 British World War II veterans gathered Sunday near Pegasus Bridge in northwestern France, one of the first sites liberated by Allied forces from German control, for commemorations honoring the nearly 160,000 troops from Britain, the United States, Canada, and other countries who landed on Normandy June 6, 1944.
Veterans, their families and French and international visitors braved the rainy weather to take part in a series of events this weekend and in Monday for then78th anniversary of D-Day.
This year's D-Day anniversary comes after two consecutive years of COVID-19 pandemic restricted or deterred visitors.
Dozens of U.S. veterans were also attending events in the region, ahead of Monday's ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, home to the gravesites of 9,386 who died fighting on D-Day and the operations which followed.
--GreGen
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