Residents of Normandy Commemorate 77th Anniversary of D-Day
World War II history enthusiasts parade in WWII vehicles in Colleville-Montgomery, Normandy, Saturday June, 5 2021 on the eve of 77th anniversary of the assault that helped bring an end to World War II. (AP Photo/David Vincent)
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A small French town in Normandy honored D-Day Veterans nearly 77 years to the day since the decisive WWII military operation. On Friday, officials in Carentan held a ceremony commemorating veterans and fallen soldiers of WWII including American veteran Charles Norman Shay.
Shay was a 19-year-old army medic and one of thousands of allied troops who landed on the beaches of Normandy in 1944. The 96-year-old who reportedly saved 20 soldiers as a medic has been residing in Normandy. He has expressed that the French people will never forget the actions of the allied troops.
In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles Shay. He was the only veteran
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CARENTAN, France – In a small Normandy town where paratroopers landed in the early hours of D-Day, applause broke the silence to honor Charles Shay. He was the only veteran attending a ceremony in Carentan commemorating the 77th anniversary of the assault that helped bring an end to World War II.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, this year s D-Day commemorations are taking place with travel restrictions that have prevented veterans or families of fallen soldiers from the U.S., Britain and other allied countries from making the trip to France. Only a few officials were allowed exceptions.