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Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft overfly a ceremony on "Pointe du Hoc" clifftop in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, northwestern France, on June 5, 2024, as part of the "D-Day" commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. The Pointe du Hoc was one of the strongholds in the German fortifications and was taken by force in a daring vertical assault by US Army Rangers on the morning of June 6, 1944 during the Normandy beach landings. The D-Day ceremonies on June 6 this year mark the 80th anniversary since the launch of 'Operation Overlord', a vast military operation by Allied forces in Normandy, which turned the tide of World War II, eventually leading to the liberation of occupied France and the end of the war against Nazi Germany. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

WWII Veterans Visit Normandy After 80 Years For Historic D-Day Anniversary

As tears come down from their eyes and memories are shared, this year will be the largest D-Day commemoration in history as the last surviving American World War II veterans head back to the beaches of Normandy 80 years later to remember those who lost their lives giving the ultimate sacrifice.

A man studies at the McMillan Memorial Library in Nairobi on March 24, 2022. - Book Bunk started digitizing the McMillan Memorial Library in October 2020, which has an archive of more than 137, 000 books, with the aim to make it available for future generations. So far they have photographed 70.000 pages of which 1.200 are images. Theyre also inviting Kenyans to bring personal items such as photographs, letters or recollections of historic events as part of their Missing bits projects to create an archive anchored in public memory. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Former Paratrooper Chronicles WWII Heroism Through His New Book

Former paratrooper-turned-author James Fenelon tells the stories of the paratroopers who helped free The Philippines and who were the first boots on the ground in Japan.